Electronic mail system

摘要

An electronic-mail reception apparatus comprising: an electronic-mail receiver (9) that receives image data in an electronic mail format from a mail sender via a communication network; a converter that converts the image data in the electronic mail format into image data in the facsimile format; an output section (11) that outputs the converted image data; and an error transmission section that, when the data format that the electronic-mail receiver receives is different from a predetermined data format of the image data in an electronic-mail format, transmits an error message to the mail sender, wherein the facsimile receiver, the electronic-mail receiver (9), the converter, the output section (11) and the error transmission section are integrated in the apparatus.