Report and alerts for Exchange Server database backup

Hi
i am trying to use the Get-DailyBackupAlerts.ps1
to check the exchange database backup state every day by email
and i am using this scripts its working fine but I have problem with sending email
here below the Error
04/16/2015 09:46:53 Alert email will be sent
04/16/2015 09:46:53 Report summary: Alerts 23, OK 0
04/16/2015 09:46:53 Sending email report
04/16/2015 09:46:53 Cannot validate argument on parameter 'From'. The argument is null or empty. Supply an argument that is not null or empty and then try the command again.
04/16/2015 09:46:53 Finished.
my setting the in the file Settings.xml as below
<EmailSettings>
<SMTPServer>webmail.domain.com</SMTPServer>
<SMTPPort>25</SMTPPort>
<MailFrom>[email protected]</MailFrom>
<MailTo>[email protected]</MailTo>
</EmailSettings>
any one can help ?
Mahmoud

Dear Mahmoud,
In the SMTP server settings below you need to replace with your HUB server FQDN if its 2010 or Mailbox server FQDN if its 2013 and after that i think it should work.
<SMTPServer>webmail.domain.com</SMTPServer>
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