Patent attributes
An image data communication apparatus is connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmits image data attached to an e-mail to a receiving apparatus via the network. The e-mail including a mail from command and a mail message. The image data communication apparatus comprises a memory which stores a default information, information regarding an identification of at least one user, a default mail address, and a mail address of the at least one user, and a panel section which selects the information regarding an identification of at least one user and the mail address of the at least one user other than the default information and the default mail address stored in the memory. The image data communication apparatus comprises a controller which sets the default information and the default mail address into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding identification of the user and the mail address of the user are not selected by the panel section, and sets the information regarding the identification of the user and the mail address of the user selected by the panel section into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the mail address of the user are selected by the panel section.