Patent ID: 7245393

Claim:
A facsimile apparatus for transmitting data to a facsimile destination via a public telecommunication network, comprising: a receiver configured to receive e-mail data from a sender; a memory configured to store a password and a domain name; an acquirer configured to acquire a password and a sender domain name from the sender, the sender domain name being included in a sender address; a configured to convert converts the e-mail data into facsimile data; a comparator configured to compare the password and the sender domain name acquired by said acquirer, with the password and the domain name stored in said memory respectively; and a facsimile transmitter configured to, when a result of the comparison indicates that the password and the sender domain name acquired are the same as the password and the domain name stored in said memory, transmit the facsimile data to the facsimile destination, and that, when a result of the comparison indicates that the password and the sender 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.