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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2003
Yasuhito Niikura, Chiba, JP;
Toru Fujino, Chiba, JP;
Fumio Shoji, Chiba, JP;
Taro Tsuchida, Ibaraki, JP;
Masahiro Odaira, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhito Niikura, Chiba, JP;
Toru Fujino, Chiba, JP;
Fumio Shoji, Chiba, JP;
Taro Tsuchida, Ibaraki, JP;
Masahiro Odaira, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication apparatus capable of communicating with a server connected to the apparatus via a network. When a mail message is received from a POPserver, it is determined whether or not an error exits in the mail message. If it is determined that an error exits, unique ID of the mail message is registered. If a number of a mail message having the same unique ID as the registered unique ID is received, reception of the mail message is rejected.