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using global smtp settings such as:
global.smtp_from is not documented in the public Red Hat openshift documentation.

Also, that stripping of double quotes is not cool as modifying the configuration via the console, will automatically strip it.

It is a fine example of work harder, not smarter.

As for the rating scripts it sets everyone up for failure despite the effort that is being put in.

Instead the public documentation instructs us to use: receivers.email_configs.to 

See: 
https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.17/html-single/monitoring/index#configuring-alert-routing-default-platform-alerts_configuring-alerts-and-notifications

And that works perfectly fine.

The whole execercise is made needlessly complex and does not follow the official documentation.

Configuring the email receiver via the web console works quicker and without running the chance of getting into trouble.

If you must and insist, to get the yaml of the secret for your gitops, then use the official instruction that is given in step 1 of 3.15.4.1 monitoring book after the configuration is modified via the web console

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