摘要 |
In a system provided with an information processing apparatus for requesting a job, an image forming apparatus for processing the job, and a server for managing the job, it is enabled to request a job from the information processing apparatus for execution even when the server is down at least to a status where the job can not be received. The image forming apparatus is provided with a detecting portion for detecting that the server is down, a direct receiving portion for, when it is detected that the server is down, directly receiving a target job to be processed by the image forming apparatus from the information processing apparatus, and a distributing portion for, when it is detected that the server is down, distributing a message or an e-mail including information indicating that the server is down to the information processing apparatus or a user of the information processing apparatus.
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