If you do not specify a value for the FROM= or the SENDER= parameters when using the FILENAME EMAIL access method, the parameters default to user-ID@host-name. In this default value, host-name is the domain on which SAS^® code is executing and user-ID is the user ID that executes the code. 

Email might not be delivered if your site's SMTP server has restrictions such as the following:

• Invalid values for the SENDER= or FROM= parameters.
• Requires the SENDER= and FROM= parameters to match.

To address the issues with the FROM= and SENDER= parameters, choose one of the following options depending on your site’s restrictions:

• Specify the EMAILID= SAS option. This option sets the value for the SENDER= parameter if not specified.
• Code a valid value for the SENDER= and FROM= parameters in the SAS code.
• Apply the hot fix associated with this SAS Note. Then, the SENDER= parameter defaults to match the value of the FROM= parameter.

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.

Operating System and Release Information

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M5 is available at:

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M4 is available at:

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M3 is available at: