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Problem Note 50277: SAS® Metadata Server alert e-mail fails with the message "An attempt to send an ALERT EMAIL to 'userid@domain.com' has resulted in ''"
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If your e–mail server requires that you authenticate when you send e–mail, the SAS® Metadata Server is unable to successfully send an alert e– mail message. Attempting to send an alert e–mail results in a message similar to the following that appears in the SAS Metadata Server log:
An attempt to send an ALERT EMAIL to 'userid@domain.com' has resulted in ''.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Metadata Server | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.3_M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.3_M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.3_M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| z/OS | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.3_M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.3_M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.3_M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.3_M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.3_M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.3_M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows Vista | 9.3_M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||