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 and a default mail address, and a panel section which inputs information regarding an identification of a user and a mail address of a user to the image data communication apparatus. 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 the identification of the user and the mail address of the user are not input by the panel section, and sets the information regarding the identification of the user and the mail address of the user input 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 input by the panel section.