Patent attributes
A printer for receiving print data transmitted from a client device via a network and for effecting print processing on the basis of the received print data, comprising: a detecting unit which detects whether or not the print processing has been completed properly; a determining unit which determines a cause if it has been detected by the detecting unit that the print processing has not been completed properly; a storing unit which stores the print data in a file server on the network if it has been detected by the detecting unit that the print processing has not been completed properly; and a mail transmitting unit which transmits to the client device by an electronic mail a cause of the improper completion of the print processing determined by the determining unit and storage position information on the print data stored by the storing unit.
