Facsimile machine digital network electronic mail letter box reader having stored message access/field descriptor read and field descriptor compatibility facsimile machine capacity found/message suspended where capacity not compatible.

摘要

The electronic mail processing method has a message description field, with messages stored in an electronic letter box (22) accessible to a facsimile machine (1). The facsimile processes calls by calling the letter box and accessing stored messages. The message field descriptor is read by sending a specific read protocol command. The compatibility of the field descriptor with the facsimile machine capacity is tested, and the rest of the message suspended where the capacity is not compatible