Patent ID: 7502132

Claim:
A facsimile apparatus that is connected to a network and has an ITU-T recommendation T.37 full-mode function for facsimile transmission of an image file processed by an image processor using parameters corresponding to a transmission mode, at least with a delivery confirmation request being attached to the image file, the facsimile transmission being carried out via the network, the facsimile apparatus comprising: a destination information memory that stores reception capacity information of a selected transmission destination, the reception capacity information being associated with the mail address of the selected transmission destination; a transmission mode memory that stores transmission mode information indicating a transmission mode used for a facsimile transmission accompanied by a delivery confirmation request to the selected transmission destination; and a controller configured to cause to be stored in the destination information memory reception capacity information contained in a delivery confirmation mail or other mail received from the selected transmission destination in response to the delivery confirmation request, as the reception capacity information of the selected transmission destination if the delivery confirmation mail or other mail received from the selected transmission destination includes the reception capacity information, and if the delivery confirmation mail or other mail received from the selected transmission destination does not include the reception capacity information but confirms that the facsimile transmission to the selected transmission destination has been properly completed, cause to be stored in the destination information memory the transmission mode information, already stored in the transmission mode memory, indicating the transmission mode used for the facsimile transmission to the selected transmission destination as a transmission enabling mode of the selected transmission destination.