A system, method and computer program product for scanning and managing
documents. The system includes a scanning device, a scan server connected
to the scanning device via a network, and a directory server connected to
the scan server. The system allows a user of the scanning device to
search the directory server for e-mail addresses, fax numbers, or other
destination information stored at the directory server, and to e-mail,
fax, or otherwise electronically deliver scanned documents from the
scanning device. The scan server transmits the e-mail addresses, fax
numbers, or other destination information to the scanning device from the
directory server. The user of the scanning device can select one or more
destinations (e.g., e-mail addresses or fax numbers) received from the
scan server. The scanning device transmits the scanned document with the
selected destination to the scan server. The scan server transmits the
scanned document to the appropriate server, such as an e-mail or fax
server. The document is routed, for example by the e-mail or fax server,
to the selected destination.