Patent ID: 7136900

Claim:
A receiving apparatus for receiving an electronic mail, comprising: an extracting means for extracting a script added to said electronic mail as an attachment file in response to an opening command for opening said electronic mail; an executing means for executing a syntax analysis on said script extracted by said extracting means; a retrieving means for retrieving predetermined information and associated personal information stored in said receiving apparatus on the basis of the execution of said syntax analysis; a determining means for determining whether or not an attribute distinct from the associated personal information is attached to said predetermined information retrieved by said retrieving means; a deleting means for deleting all or only a part of the personal information associated with said predetermined information in accordance with said attribute when said attribute is determined to be attached to said predetermined information by said determining means; and an output control means for controlling the output of said predetermined information so that the predetermined information is output without said associated personal information deleted by said deleting means.