A network facsimile apparatus, including a LAN interface unit, a facsimile
interface unit, a memory unit, and a control unit, transmits image
information received as e-mail through a computer network to another
facsimile apparatus through a public channel, stores an e-mail address of
a backup transmission destination with respect to the facsimile
transmission in a memory unit for storing e-mail addresses beforehand.
When the facsimile transmission is completed, the network facsimile
apparatus generates communication control information and prepares an
e-mail message that indicates the communication control information
therein to transmit the e-mail message to the backup transmission address
stored in the memory unit. Accordingly, a user can easily and readily
ensure the result of the facsimile transmission by receiving the e-mail
from the network facsimile apparatus.