Image forming apparatus that has internet facsimile function and stores message id related to image data in non volatile memory

Abstract

In an image forming apparatus, a facsimile device includes a non volatile memory in which received image data of facsimile is stored. A mail processing unit receives an email of internet facsimile from a mail server. An image processing unit generates received image data of internet facsimile on the basis of the received email. A job managing unit stores the receive image data of internet facsimile in the non volatile memory, and performs printing of the received image data stored in the non volatile memory. The job managing unit stores a message ID of the receive email in the non volatile memory with the received image data of internet facsimile. The open confirmation processing unit acquires destination information for an open confirmation email from the received email corresponding to the stored message ID and transmits the open confirmation email to a destination specified by the acquired destination information.