SAS System Options

EMAILID= System Option

Identifies an e-mail sender by specifying either a logon ID, an e-mail profile, or an e-mail address.

Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category:	Communications: Email
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	EMAIL

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
Comparisons
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Syntax

EMAILID =logonid| profile|emailaddress

Syntax Description

logonid

specifies the logon ID for the user running SAS.

Maximum:

The maximum number of characters is 32,000.

profile

see documentation for your e-mail system to determine the profile name.

email-address

specifies the fully qualified e-mail address of the user running SAS.

Requirement:	The e-mail address is valid only when SMTP is enabled.
Requirement:	If the value of email-address contains a space, you must enclose it in double quotation marks.

Details

The EMAILID= system option specifies the logon ID, profile, or e-mail address to use with your e-mail system.

Comparisons

For the SMTP access method, use this option in conjunction with the EMAILAUTHPROTOCOL=, EMAILPW=, EMAILPORT, and EMAILHOST system options. EMAILID= provides the user name, EMAILPW= provides the password, EMAILPORT specifies the port to which the SMTP server is attached, EMAILHOST specifies the SMTP server that supports e-mail access for your site, and EMAILAUTHPROTOCOL= provides the protocol.