Patent ID: 6876462

Claim:
A facsimile apparatus for transmitting facsimile data converted from e-mail data to a facsimile destination via a public telecommunication network, comprising: a receiver that receives the e-mail data from a requesting node; a memory that stores a password and a domain name of a requesting node; an acquiring section that acquires a destination address including at least a telephone number, a password and a domain name, from the requesting node; a converter that converts the e-mail data into facsimile data; a comparator that compares the password and the domain name acquired by said acquiring section, with the password and the domain name stored in said memory respectively; and a facsimile transmitter that, when a result of the comparison indicates that the password and the domain name acquired are the same as the password and the domain name stored in said memory, transmits the converted facsimile data to the facsimile destination designated by the telephone number, and that, when a result of the comparison indicates that the password and the domain name acquired are not the same as the password and the domain name stored in said memory, does not transmit the facsimile data to the facsimile destination.