When data which cannot be processed is attached to an E mail routed to a
terminal, an alternate URL for specifying the attached data is issued. A
browser portion accesses a Web server utilizing the alternate URL. A data
converter acquires from a mail server an E mail specified by mail
acquiring information constituting a part of the alternate URL. That is,
the data converter receives the E mail routed to the terminal in place of
the terminal. The data converter specifies the attached data which cannot
be processed on the basis of an attaching number in the alternate URL, to
convert the attached data into data in a format which can be processed by
the terminal. The converted data is transmitted to the terminal through
the Web server. The browser portion displays on a display portion the data
having the format which can be processed and refers a user to the data.
Even if a terminal on the transmission side attaches to the E mail data,
generated by application software, which cannot be correctly displayed by
a terminal on the receiving side, therefore, the terminal on the receiving
side can receive from the data converter data in a format which can be
displayed and display the received data.