JP2011123806A - Image forming system and information setting program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming system capable of setting information on a mail server which performs communication by using a printing function, and to provide an information setting program of the system. <P>SOLUTION: A client PC 200 makes a printing request for header information of e-mail to a printer 100. If the print request is constituted by a mail-header form, the printer 100, upon the receipt of the print request, attempts to retrieve a prescribed keyword so that it is specified by the header information. If the prescribed keyword is retrieved, the printer 100 acquires device information of the mail server which is set to correspond to the keyword, preliminarily registers it, and sends a communication confirmation e-mail, based on the device information. When mail communication is established, the preliminarily registered device information on the mail server is formally registered in the printer 100. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming system and an information setting program.

  In order to set domain information for a device (node) for which communication information used for network communication is not set, in addition to a manual setting method, a DNS (Domain Name System) server existing in the network is used to set the IP address. There is a method of acquiring domain information for an address and setting it in a device.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for extracting a transmission source address from an electronic mail received in mail transmission / reception and registering the transmission source address in a mail address storage unit.

  Furthermore, in the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 2, when print data including facsimile data is received via a network, character data is extracted from the print data, and a destination is identified from the extracted character data. A technique for resolving a network address for the destination is disclosed.

JP 2007-241893 A JP 2008-035245 A

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming system and an information setting program that can set information related to a mail transfer control device that can communicate using a printing function.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention provides a request source device that makes an image processing request for processing data, and an image forming device that forms an image based on the processing data requested by the request source device. And the image forming apparatus determines whether the processing data is e-mail information, and determines that the processing data is e-mail information by the determining means. Information search means for searching whether the device information of the mail transfer control device for transferring mail is included, and the mail transfer control device identified by the device information when the device information is described by the information search means On the other hand, the transmission means for transmitting the communication confirmation e-mail and the communication in the communication confirmation e-mail transmitted by the transmission means are established. Communication with the mail transfer control device when it is confirmed includes an information registering means for registering the device information of the mail transfer control device through the.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the information search means searches whether the electronic mail information includes device information set for a previously specified information extraction character string. To do.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the information registration apparatus according to the first or second aspect further comprises temporary registration means for temporarily registering the apparatus information extracted by the information search means as apparatus information of a mail transfer control apparatus. The means confirms registration of the device information provisionally registered by the provisional registration means by confirming communication with the mail transfer control device by establishing communication in the communication confirmation e-mail transmitted by the transmission means.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the electronic mail according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transmission means is the electronic mail that is the processing data when a plurality of device information is searched by the information search means. The communication confirmation e-mail is sequentially transmitted based on the device information of the mail transfer control device having a new route date and time among the mail transfer control devices that have been routed until the information is received by the destination of the information. The device information of the mail transfer control device is registered by a communication establishment confirmation response from the mail transfer control device that has transmitted the communication confirmation e-mail by means.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the confirmation means for confirming whether a plurality of pieces of destination information are specified in the destination information of the electronic mail information, and the confirmation means When a plurality of pieces of destination information are designated in the e-mail information, the e-mail information includes display means for displaying the destination information as a transfer destination of the communication confirmation e-mail, and the transmission means displays the destination displayed by the display means. The communication confirmation e-mail is transmitted to the transfer destination of the destination information selected from the information.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 1 or 5, wherein the determination means determines whether the processing data is e-mail information whose transfer destination is the request source device, and the transmission means. When the transfer destination is the request source device by the determination means, a communication confirmation e-mail in which the request source device is set as destination information is transmitted to the mail transfer control device.

  According to the invention of claim 7, the computer determines whether or not the processing data requested for image processing by the requesting device that makes an image processing request for processing data is e-mail information whose destination is the requesting device. When the determination means determines that the processing data is e-mail information, the e-mail information includes information search for searching whether the e-mail information includes apparatus information for identifying a mail transfer control apparatus that transfers the e-mail. Means for transmitting the communication confirmation e-mail to the mail transfer control device identified by the device information when the device information is described by the information search device, and the communication transmitted by the transmitting device. If communication with the e-mail transfer control device is confirmed by establishment of communication in the confirmation e-mail, this message is sent. To function as information registering means for registering device information Le transfer control device.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to set information related to a mail transfer control device that can communicate using a printing function.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to set information related to a mail transfer control device that can communicate using a printing function.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to set information related to the mail transfer control device whose validity has been confirmed.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to set information related to an optimal mail transfer control device that can communicate using a printing function.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to set information related to a mail transfer control device that can communicate using a print function, and it is possible to confirm that the setting has been made with an arbitrary device.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to set information related to a mail transfer control device that can communicate using a print function, and the print request source can confirm that the setting has been made.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to set information related to a mail transfer control device that can communicate using a printing function.

1 is an example of a diagram showing a system configuration of an image forming system in an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an example of a device configuration diagram of an image forming apparatus configured by applying an image forming system and an information setting program according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure which is an example of the email information of a print job, Comprising: The figure which shows a mail header. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing performed in the image forming apparatus constituting the image forming system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing performed in the image forming apparatus constituting the image forming system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an image forming system and an information setting program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an example of a diagram showing a system configuration of an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, the image forming system includes an image forming apparatus 100 (also referred to as “printer 100”), a request source apparatus 200 (also referred to as “client PC 200”), and a mail transfer control apparatus 300 (also referred to as “mail server 300”). It is provided and configured.

  The client PC 200 has an e-mail transmission / reception function, and receives an e-mail addressed to the client PC 200. At this time, the received e-mail is composed of header information and text, and an attached file can also be added.

  The header information can be configured in a message format defined as a standard specification by the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force). For example, the destination information, the transmission source information, the transmission date and time, and the electronic mail as the transmission destination of the electronic mail Device information of a mail transfer device (hereinafter referred to as “mail server”) that has passed through the transfer is recorded. This device information is composed of information such as the mail server identification information (also referred to as “mail server name”), the mail server IP address, the date and time of passage, etc., recorded when the mail server passes through an area called a trace field. The

  In addition, items that are requirements for e-mail are recorded in the body.

  When at least header information of such an e-mail is requested by the client PC 200 specifying a print output destination as the printer 100, a print job having the e-mail as print contents is created and transmitted to the designated printer 100. Is done.

  The printer 100 receives the print job requested to be printed by the client PC 200 and stores the print job in the work area.

  At this time, the printer 100 performs processing for analyzing the print contents of the print job requested to be printed. In this analysis processing, it is analyzed whether or not the header information of the electronic mail is included because the print content is configured in a predetermined mail header format.

  As a result, if the mail header format is used, it is determined that the print content in the mail header format is the header information of the email, and the mail server information is sent to the printer 100 based on the header information of the email. The process of registering is performed.

  In this registration process, first, one or more information extraction character strings (hereinafter referred to as “keywords”) stored in advance are read. The keyword at this time is configured by a header item name or the like in which device information of the mail server is described when setting the mail server information, and is “Received”, for example.

  When the keyword is read in this way, the read keyword is searched from the header information of the e-mail that is the print content of the print job requested to be printed.

  When a keyword is detected from the header information, the setting contents for the header item of the keyword are acquired. As in the above example, when the keyword is “Received”, when “Received” is searched from the header information, the setting information for the keyword is the device information of the mail server through which the e-mail is transferred. To get.

  Of the mail servers represented by the device information, the device information of the mail server (nearest mail server) having the latest transit date and time when the e-mail was transferred is stored in the storage unit of the printer 100 to store the mail. Provisionally register as server device information.

  Accordingly, the printer 100 transmits an e-mail for communication confirmation to the nearest mail server identified by the mail server information stored in the storage unit and temporarily registered.

  This communication confirmation e-mail is an e-mail in which the destination information indicated in the header information of the e-mail, which is the print content of the print job requested to be printed, is set as the transmission destination. This confirms whether or not the mail communication has been established. The body of this e-mail is not only blank but also composed of an arbitrary character string (character string indicating communication confirmation e-mail), etc. Good.

  The destination information indicated in the header information of the e-mail at this time is usually the e-mail address of the client PC 200. Of course, other e-mail addresses specified other than this, or the e-mail address of the client PC 200 are used. A plurality of pieces of destination information may be designated.

  When it is determined that mail communication has been established from the nearest mail server specified as the destination, such as when there is no response that cannot be sent within a certain period of time, or when there is an acknowledgment that forwarded the email to the destination, The apparatus information of the nearest registered mail server is registered and confirmed as mail server information in the printer 100.

  That is, in the printer 100, a mail server name (at least a transmission mail server name) is registered as device information. After registration, for example, when using a Scan to Email function (e-mail transmission function) for transmitting image data read by a scanner as an e-mail, the registered apparatus information is transmitted as a mail server.

  If a communication confirmation e-mail is sent to the nearest e-mail server, and e-mail communication is not established due to a non-transmission response within a certain period of time, the temporarily registered device information is deleted and the device is deleted. Next, the device information of the mail server with the new transit date and time is temporarily registered. Of course, the device information of the new mail server may be temporarily registered by overwriting the temporarily registered device information.

  When device information of a new mail server is provisionally registered in this way, it is determined whether or not mail communication is established by transmitting a communication confirmation e-mail to the mail server identified by the device information. .

  Registration of the device information of the temporarily registered mail server is confirmed by establishing mail communication with any of the mail servers in this way. At this time, if mail communication is not established with any of the mail servers, a message to that effect is displayed and a message to that effect is sent to the client PC 200 of the print request source.

  In the above keyword search, if the keyword cannot be searched from the header information of the email that is the print content of the print job requested to be printed, a message to that effect is displayed.

  The mail server 300 that has received the communication confirmation email from the printer 100 at this time transfers the email to the destination specified in the received email. When the client PC 100 is designated as the transmission destination, the e-mail is transferred to a mail server or the client PC 100 via which the e-mail is transferred to the client PC 100.

  FIG. 2 is an example of an apparatus configuration diagram of an image forming apparatus configured by applying the image forming system and the information setting program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 2, a printer 100 as an image forming apparatus includes a communication management unit 110 and a print processing unit 120. The communication management unit 110 includes a reception unit 101, an analysis unit 102, a search unit 103, a reading unit 104, and a storage unit. 105, an information acquisition unit 106, a display unit 107, a communication control unit 108, and a mail server device information registration unit 109.

  When the reception unit 101 receives a print job, the reception unit 101 sends the print job to the analysis unit 102.

  The analysis unit 102 analyzes the sent print job, and analyzes whether the print content of the print job includes the header information of the e-mail, and whether the print content is configured in a predetermined mail header format.

  If it is analyzed by this analysis processing that the print contents are configured in a predetermined mail header format and the print contents of the print job include the header information of the e-mail, the e-mail of the print contents is searched for. 103 and the communication control unit 108. On the other hand, if the print content does not include the header information of the email, the print content is sent to the print processing unit 120. At this time, the print processing unit 120 performs print processing of the print contents.

  The search unit 103 that has received the header information of the print content analyzed by the analysis unit 102 instructs the reading unit 104 to read a keyword that is an information extraction character string. As a result, the reading unit 104 reads the keyword stored in the storage unit 105 and responds to the search unit 103.

  At this time, as shown above, the keyword read into the reading unit 104 is composed of a header item name in which the device information of the mail server is set when setting the mail server information. As an example, “Received” is “Received”. Applicable.

  In the following, an example in which the keyword “Received” is read is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration may be adopted in which a plurality of keywords including the keyword “Received” are read in addition to other keywords. .

  In response to the keyword read by the reading unit 104, the search unit 103 searches for the keyword from the header information of the e-mail that is the print content analyzed by the analysis unit. That is, it is searched whether a keyword is specified in the header item of the header information.

  In the case of the above example, it is searched whether the header item “Received” is specified in the header information. If “Received” is not recorded in the header information, no keyword is specified in the header information on the display unit 107. A message is displayed.

  If a keyword header item is specified in the header information, the device information of the mail server recorded for the header item is acquired.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the print contents of a print job for which printing has been requested, and shows an example in which the print contents are composed of e-mail header information.

  When the search unit 103 searches for the keyword “Received” from the header information shown in FIG. 3, three “Received” are searched. In this case, three pieces of device information for each keyword can be acquired as device information of the mail server.

  The information acquisition unit 106 that has acquired the device information of the mail server sends the device information to the communication control unit 108. When device information is acquired from header information as shown in FIG. 3, three pieces of device information are sent to the communication control unit 108.

  At this time, the communication control unit 108 specifies the destination information indicated by the header information of the print content received by the analysis unit 102, and creates an e-mail for communication confirmation in which the destination information is designated as the transmission destination.

  The mail server that transmits the communication confirmation e-mail is the mail server that has the latest transit date and time when the e-mail that is the print content requested for printing is transferred among the device information received from the information acquisition unit 106. (Nearest mail server). In the example of the header information shown in FIG. 3, since the latest route date / time is “Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:18:40”, the mail server of the device information for this route date / time is the nearest mail server.

  First, the communication control unit 108 temporarily registers the device information of the nearest mail server as device information in the mail server device information registration unit 109 of the printer 100, and creates the communication created for the mail server identified by the device information. Send a confirmation email.

  Then, when there is no response that prevents transmission from the nearest mail server within a certain period of time, or when there is a confirmation response that forwards an e-mail to the destination, the communication control unit 108 The apparatus information temporarily registered in the information registration unit 109 is finalized and registered.

  On the other hand, when there is a plurality of device information acquired by the information acquisition unit 106 when mail communication is not established due to a transmission impossible response within a certain time, the device information stored for provisional registration Among the device information of other mail servers indicated by the device information, the device information of the mail server with the latest transit date and time when the email that is the print content requested for printing is transferred is newly created. sign up.

  In the example shown in FIG. 3, since the next new transit date and time is “Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:18:30”, the mail server device information for this transit date and time is provisionally registered.

  Then, an e-mail for communication confirmation is transmitted to the mail server of this device information as described above.

  As described above, among the mail servers that have not transmitted the communication confirmation e-mail, the communication confirmation e-mails are transmitted in the order of the mail server having the latest transit date and time indicated by the device information.

  If mail communication is not established in any mail server, the communication control unit 108 displays on the display unit 107 that the device information of the mail server cannot be registered.

  If there is a plurality of e-mail destination information that is the destination of the communication confirmation e-mail, which is the print content requested to be printed, a list of the destination information is displayed on the display unit 108 and the user can The selected destination information is set as a transmission destination for sending a communication confirmation e-mail. At this time, when a plurality of pieces of destination information are selected by the user, an e-mail for communication confirmation in which the plurality of pieces of destination information are set as transmission destinations is created and transmitted to the mail server.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing performed in the image forming apparatus constituting the image forming system in the embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 4, first, it is determined whether the image forming apparatus has received a print job from the client PC (401), and the apparatus waits until a print job is received (NO in 401). If a print job is received from the client PC (YES in 401), it is determined whether the print content of the received print job is e-mail information and is in a mail header format (402).

  If the print content of the received print job is not electronic mail information (NO in 402), for example, if it is composed of image information, the print job is printed out (403).

  On the other hand, when the print content of the print job is electronic mail information and is configured in the mail header format (YES in 402), a pre-registered keyword is read (404). In the above example, “Received” is read as this keyword.

  When the keyword is read in this way, it is searched whether the keyword is included in the e-mail information (405).

  Then, it is determined whether a keyword has been searched (406). If no keyword is searched (NO in 406), the predetermined information is not included in the print job, and the predetermined information is set in the image forming apparatus. An error message is displayed indicating that the process cannot be performed (412), and the process is terminated.

  If a keyword, for example, “Received” is searched for in the print job e-mail information (YES in 406), device information related to the mail transfer control device (mail server) for the keyword is acquired from the print job e-mail information. (407).

  For example, as the device information, in addition to the mail server name, an IP address for identifying the mail server on the network is acquired.

  When this device information is acquired, the device information of the mail server having the latest transit date and time (the nearest mail server) among the mail servers that have been routed up to the reception source that received the email is stored in the memory and temporarily registered. (408), and the communication is confirmed by transmitting an e-mail for communication confirmation (409).

  The destination information of the email for confirmation of communication at this time is the information indicated in the destination (To :) in the email information of the print job. In this case, when the destination (To :) is the client PC, A communication confirmation e-mail is transmitted to the client PC.

  Sending a communication confirmation e-mail to determine whether mail communication has been established based on whether there is no unsendable response from the destination mail server within a certain period of time, or whether there is a confirmation response that forwarded the e-mail to the destination If the mail communication is established (410: YES), the provisionally registered device information is registered and confirmed as the mail server device information in the printer (411).

  Also, if there is an unsuccessful transmission response from the mail server that sent the communication confirmation e-mail within a certain period of time, then it is the case that multiple pieces of device information have been acquired and all the mail servers are for communication confirmation. It is determined whether or not the e-mail has been transmitted (412).

  If an e-mail for communication confirmation is transmitted to all mail servers (YES in 412), an error message indicating that communication cannot be established with all mail servers is displayed (412), and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when there is another mail server that has not transmitted the communication confirmation e-mail (NO in 412), subsequently, among the mail servers that have not transmitted the communication confirmation e-mail, The device information of the mail server with the latest via date is temporarily registered (408), and the communication confirmation is performed by transmitting an email for communication confirmation.

  When temporarily registering device information of a new mail server, after deleting the device information of a mail server that has already been temporarily registered, new device information is temporarily registered, and overwritten on the temporarily registered device information. A configuration for temporary registration may be used.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing performed in the image forming apparatus constituting the image forming system in the embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 5 is similar to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4. First, it is determined whether the image forming apparatus has received a print job from the client PC (401), and the standby state is maintained until the print job is received (NO in 401). Become. If a print job is received from the client PC (YES in 401), it is determined whether the print content of the received print job is e-mail information and is in a mail header format (402).

  If the print content of the received print job is not electronic mail information (NO in 402), for example, if it is composed of image information, the print job is printed out (403).

  On the other hand, when the print content of the print job is electronic mail information and is configured in the mail header format (YES in 402), a pre-registered keyword is read (404). In the above example, “Received” is read as this keyword.

  When the keyword is read in this way, it is searched whether the keyword is included in the e-mail information (405).

  Then, it is determined whether a keyword has been searched (406). If no keyword is searched (NO in 406), the predetermined information is not included in the print job, and the predetermined information is set in the image forming apparatus. An error message is displayed indicating that the process cannot be performed (412), and the process is terminated.

  If a keyword, for example, “Received” is searched for in the print job e-mail information (YES in 406), device information related to the mail transfer control device (mail server) for the keyword is acquired from the print job e-mail information. (407).

  For example, as the device information, in addition to the mail server name, an IP address for identifying the mail server on the network is acquired.

  When this device information is acquired, it is subsequently determined whether or not a plurality of destinations are designated as the destination (To :) of the e-mail information (501). If a plurality of destinations are designated (YES in 501). ) Displays a list of a plurality of designated destinations (502) so that the user can select a destination to which a communication confirmation e-mail may be sent.

  When one or a plurality of destinations are selected by the user, or when there is only one destination (To :) of the email information, the mail server that has passed through to the reception source that received the email Device information of the mail server having the latest via date and time (nearest mail server) is stored in the memory and temporarily registered (408), and communication confirmation is performed by transmitting an email for communication confirmation (409). .

  The destination information of the email for confirmation of communication at this time is the information indicated in the destination (To :) in the email information of the print job. In this case, when the destination (To :) is the client PC, A communication confirmation e-mail is transmitted to the client PC.

  Sending a communication confirmation e-mail to determine whether mail communication has been established based on whether there is no unsendable response from the destination mail server within a certain period of time, or whether there is a confirmation response that forwarded the e-mail to the destination If the mail communication is established (410: YES), the provisionally registered device information is registered and confirmed as the mail server device information in the printer (411).

  Also, if there is an unsuccessful transmission response from the mail server that sent the communication confirmation e-mail within a certain period of time, then it is the case that multiple pieces of device information have been acquired and all the mail servers are for communication confirmation. It is determined whether or not the e-mail has been transmitted (412).

  If an e-mail for communication confirmation is transmitted to all mail servers (YES in 412), an error message indicating that communication cannot be established with all mail servers is displayed (412), and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when there is another mail server that has not transmitted the communication confirmation e-mail (NO in 412), subsequently, among the mail servers that have not transmitted the communication confirmation e-mail, The device information of the mail server with the latest via date is temporarily registered (408), and the communication confirmation is performed by transmitting an email for communication confirmation.

  When temporarily registering device information of a new mail server, after deleting the device information of a mail server that has already been temporarily registered, new device information is temporarily registered, and overwritten on the temporarily registered device information. A configuration for temporary registration may be used.

  The embodiment described above is one embodiment of the present invention, and is not limited to these examples, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications within a range not changing the gist thereof.

  In the present invention, the program is executed from a recording medium (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, etc.) storing a program for executing the above-described operation in an image forming system having a communication function or configuring the above-described means. It is also possible to configure an image forming system that executes the above-described processing by installing the program in a computer and executing it. A computer constituting the image forming system is connected to a central processor unit (CPU), a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), and a hard disk via a system bus. The CPU performs processing using the RAM as a work area in accordance with a program stored in the ROM or the hard disk.

  The medium for supplying the program may be a communication medium (a medium for temporarily or fluidly holding the program such as a communication line or a communication system). For example, the program may be posted on an electronic bulletin board (BBS: Bulletin Board Service) of a communication network and distributed via a communication line.

  The printer 100 may be a multifunction printer including a scanner function and a facsimile function.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Reception part 102 Analysis part 103 Search part 104 Reading part 105 Storage part 106 Information acquisition part 107 Display part 108 Communication control part 109 Mail server apparatus information registration part 110 Communication management part 120 Print processing part 100 Image forming apparatus (printer)
200 Requester device (client PC)
300 Mail transfer control device (mail server)

Claims (7)

A request source device for performing an image processing request for processing data;
An image forming apparatus that forms an image based on processing data requested for image processing by the request source apparatus,
The image forming apparatus includes:
Determining means for determining whether the processing data is e-mail information;
When the determination means determines that the processing data is e-mail information, the e-mail information includes information search means for searching whether the e-mail information includes apparatus information of a mail transfer control apparatus that transfers e-mail;
When the device information is described by the information search unit, a transmission unit that transmits a communication confirmation e-mail to the mail transfer control device identified by the device information;
Information registration means for registering device information of the mail transfer control device when communication with the mail transfer control device is confirmed by establishment of communication in the communication confirmation e-mail transmitted by the transmission means. Image forming system. The information search means includes
The image forming system according to claim 1, wherein device information set for a previously specified information extraction character string is searched for in the e-mail information. Provisional registration means for provisionally registering the device information extracted by the information retrieval means as device information of a mail transfer control device;
The information registration means
The apparatus information temporarily registered by the temporary registration unit is confirmed by confirming communication with the mail transfer control device by establishing communication in the communication confirmation e-mail transmitted by the transmission unit. 3. The image forming system according to 2. The transmission means includes
When a plurality of device information is searched by the information search means, a mail transfer control device with a new route date and time among the mail transfer control devices that have been received until the destination of the e-mail information as the processing data is received The communication confirmation emails are transmitted in order based on the device information of
The information registration means
The image according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein device information of the mail transfer control device is registered by performing a communication establishment confirmation response from the mail transfer control device that has transmitted the communication confirmation e-mail by the transmission means. Forming system. Confirmation means for confirming whether a plurality of pieces of destination information are specified in the destination information of the e-mail information;
When a plurality of pieces of destination information are specified in the e-mail information by the confirmation unit, the display unit displays the destination information as a transfer destination of the communication confirmation e-mail.
The transmission means includes
4. The image forming system according to claim 1, wherein the communication confirmation e-mail is transmitted to a transfer destination of destination information selected from the destination information displayed by the display unit. The determination means includes
Determining whether the processing data is e-mail information whose forwarding destination is the request source device;
The transmission means includes
6. The communication confirmation e-mail in which the request destination device is set as destination information by the determination unit is transmitted to the mail transfer control device when the request source device is the request source device. Image forming system. Computer
Determining means for determining whether or not the processing data requested for image processing by the requesting device that makes an image processing request for processing data is e-mail information having a transmission destination as the requesting device;
If the determination means determines that the processing data is e-mail information, information search means for searching whether the e-mail information includes apparatus information for identifying a mail transfer control apparatus that transfers the e-mail;
If the device information is described by the information search unit, a transmission unit that transmits a communication confirmation email to the mail transfer control device identified by the device information;
Information that functions as information registration means for registering device information of the mail transfer control device when communication with the mail transfer control device is confirmed by establishment of communication in the communication confirmation email transmitted by the transmission means Configuration program.

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