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 mail address and a mail address of at least one user, and a panel section which selects the mail address of the user other than the default mail address stored in the memory. The image data communication apparatus comprises a controller which sets the default mail address into the mail from command of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the mail address of the user is not selected by the panel section, and sets the mail address of the user selected by the panel section into the mail from command of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the mail address of the user is selected by the panel section.