Patent ID: 7054023

Claim:
A communication apparatus that is connectable to at least one of a network and a public line and performs at least one of e-mail communication and data communication, and records a report indicating a result of the communication when a communication error occurs or the communication is completed, comprising: a registering part that registers information of a plurality of communication apparatuses to communicate with beforehand; a paper feeder that feeds recording paper and includes a plurality of paper feed stages selectively feeding recording paper, at least one of the paper feed stages having recording paper different in color or material from the recording paper placed on the other paper feed stages; an information storing part that stores information specifying the paper feed stage allocated for outputting a transmission error report for each of the communication apparatuses; a selector that selects the specified paper feed stage; a recording part that records information on the recording paper; and a recording controller that carries out a control to record by the recording part the transmission error report on the recording paper placed on the paper feed stage selected by the selector, so that the selected paper feed stage corresponding to the transmitting destination feeds the recording paper and the recording controller outputs the transmission error report on the recording paper when a transmission error occurs in the communication with the transmitting destination.