WO2016103926A1 - Information processing apparatus and information processing apparatus control method - Google Patents

Abstract

An information processing apparatus (100) is provided with a receiving unit (13) that receives a setting of a transmission destination address to which mail is to be transmitted, and a communication unit (24) that transmits and receives mail to and from a partner device (200) connected so that communication is possible. The receiving unit (13) receives a setting of a non-transmission address, which is an address to which mail is not to be transmitted, in addition to the transmission destination address. In a case where a non-transmission address is included in addresses set as transmission destinations, the communication unit (24) does not transmit mail to the non-transmission address among the addresses set as the transmission destinations, and transmits mail to the addresses other than the non-transmission address.

Description

Information processing apparatus and information processing apparatus control method

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus capable of sending and receiving electronic mail and a method for controlling the information processing apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an information processing apparatus, a mail transmission / reception apparatus having a transmission / reception function of electronic mail (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as mail) is known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a mail transmission / reception apparatus (general-purpose electronic mail transmission / reception system) that includes an electronic mail terminal and a server.

In such an information processing apparatus, for example, mail software (referred to as a mailer) is installed. When the installed mail software is started, a new mail creation screen for creating a new mail is displayed.

In a general new mail creation screen, a destination column (for example, a column indicated by “destination”, “TO”, etc.) for inputting a destination address for sending a mail is arranged. Then, when a desired address is input in the destination column and mail transmission is executed, the mail is transmitted to the desired address.

JP 2000-242582 A

For example, in order to send the same mail to multiple people at the same time, it is necessary to input a plurality of addresses in the address field on the mail composition screen. However, a plurality of addresses are input one by one (or one from the address book). The operation to select is troublesome. For this reason, some users may copy a plurality of addresses set as destinations in previously sent or received mails and paste the copied addresses in the destination field of the new mail creation screen.

This method has no problem as long as the copied and pasted multiple addresses and the multiple addresses to be set as destinations in the newly created mail are completely the same. However, in some cases, a predetermined address that is not desired to be included in the transmission destination in a newly created mail may be unintentionally included in the plurality of copied and pasted addresses.

Therefore, it is necessary to check whether or not there is a predetermined address among a plurality of copied and pasted addresses, or to perform an operation for deleting the predetermined address if there is a predetermined address. It is cumbersome and inconvenient for the user. In addition, if there is omission of deletion of a predetermined address, erroneous transmission occurs.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and improves the convenience when setting the transmission destination of an electronic mail and can suppress the occurrence of erroneous transmission of the electronic mail. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for controlling an information processing apparatus.

The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a reception unit that accepts setting of a destination address for transmitting mail, and a communication unit that transmits and receives mail with a partner apparatus that is communicably connected. Then, the accepting unit accepts the setting of a non-transmission address that is an address at which mail is not transmitted in addition to the transmission destination address. In addition, when there is a non-transmission address in the address set as the transmission destination, the communication unit does not transmit mail to the non-transmission address among the addresses set as the transmission destination, and other than the non-transmission address. Send an email to the address.

In the configuration of the present invention, if a predetermined address that is not desired to be included in the transmission destination in the newly created mail is set as a non-transmission address, the predetermined address is unintentionally included in the address set as the transmission destination. However, no mail is sent to the predetermined address. Therefore, it is not necessary to confirm whether or not a predetermined address is included in the address set as the transmission destination (only a non-transmission address needs to be set). This facilitates the task of setting the mail transmission destination (the operation of excluding addresses that are not desired to be included in the transmission destination from the addresses set as the transmission destination), and improves the convenience for the user. In addition, it is possible to suppress the inconvenience that mail is erroneously transmitted to a predetermined address.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve convenience when setting the transmission destination of an electronic mail and to suppress the occurrence of erroneous transmission of the electronic mail.

The figure which shows an example of the information processing apparatus (user terminal and management server) by one Embodiment of this invention The figure which shows an example of the new mail preparation screen which the information processing apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention displays The figure which shows an example of the mail reception screen displayed by the other party connected so that communication with the information processing apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention is possible. The figure which shows an example of the mailing list address memorize | stored in the information processing apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention, and its corresponding address The figure which shows an example of the mail header information displayed on the new mail preparation screen shown in FIG. 2 and the mail reception screen shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the mail header information displayed on the new mail preparation screen shown in FIG. 2 and the mail reception screen shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the mail header information displayed on the new mail preparation screen shown in FIG. 2 and the mail reception screen shown in FIG. The flowchart for demonstrating a flow of a process when transmitting mail to the other machine from the information processing apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention

<Outline of information processing device>
As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment transmits and receives electronic mail (hereinafter, simply referred to as mail) with a partner apparatus 200 that is communicably connected via a network. It is a device to perform. The information processing apparatus 100 includes a terminal unit 10 and a mail management unit 20.

The terminal unit 10 is a computer (referred to as a user terminal) used to create an email, and is, for example, a laptop or desktop personal computer. However, the terminal unit 10 may be a smartphone, a tablet, or the like, and the terminal unit 10 may be an image forming apparatus (such as a multifunction device) having a mail transmission / reception function. The counterpart device 200 is also a notebook or desktop personal computer, smartphone, tablet, image forming apparatus, or the like.

The mail management unit 20 is a computer that manages mail transmission / reception processing, and is, for example, a management server provided separately from the terminal unit 10. When the mail management unit 20 is provided separately from the terminal unit 10, the mail management unit 20 is communicably connected to the terminal unit 10 via the network, and transfers the mail transmitted from the terminal unit 10 to the partner device 200. . That is, it can be said that the information processing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment is an information processing system including a user terminal (terminal unit 10) and a management server (mail management unit 20) that are connected to be communicable with each other.

Note that the terminal unit 10 may be provided with the function of the mail management unit 20. That is, the terminal unit 10 may be caused to perform processing (such as mail transmission / reception processing) to be performed by the mail management unit 20. In this case, it is not necessary to separately provide a computer (management server) for managing mail transmission / reception processing.

Hereinafter, the mail management unit 20 will be described as being provided separately from the terminal unit 10. In the following description, the terminal unit 10 is referred to as a user terminal 10, and the mail management unit 20 is referred to as a management server 20.

<Configuration of user terminal and management server>
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the user terminal 10 includes a terminal control unit 11, a terminal display unit 12, a terminal operation unit 13, a terminal communication unit 14, and a terminal storage unit 15.

The terminal control unit 11 is a control unit that performs overall control of the user terminal 10. The terminal display unit 12 is a display such as an LCD, for example, and displays various screens. The terminal operation unit 13 is a hardware keyboard, for example, and accepts various inputs. The terminal communication unit 14 is connected to the management server 20 via the network, and transmits a mail to the management server 20 (transmits a mail to the partner apparatus 200 via the management server 20). The terminal storage unit 15 stores a program and data for controlling the user terminal 10.

Further, the terminal storage unit 15 stores mail software MS (corresponding to “program”) installed in the user terminal 10. Since the mail software MS is installed in the user terminal 10, the user terminal 10 can input a mail text, set a transmission destination for sending mail, and the like.

The counterpart device 200 is configured in the same manner as the user terminal 10.

The management server 20 includes a management control unit 21, a management display unit 22, a management operation unit 23, a management communication unit 24, and a management storage unit 25, as shown in FIG.

The management control unit 21 is a control unit that performs overall control of the management server 20. The management display unit 22 is a display such as an LCD and displays various screens. The management operation unit 23 is, for example, a hardware keyboard and receives various inputs. The management communication unit 24 is communicably connected to the user terminal 10 and the counterpart device 200 via a network. When the management communication unit 24 receives a mail from the user terminal 10, the management communication unit 24 transfers the mail to the counterpart device 200. The management storage unit 25 stores programs and data for controlling the management server 20.

<Sending and receiving e-mail>
The user terminal 10 accepts the setting of the mail transmission destination and the input of the mail text by performing the mail software activation operation for activating the mail software MS installed in its own device (new mail creation) Accept). Specifically, the terminal operation unit 13 accepts the mail software activation operation. When detecting that a mail activation operation has been performed on the terminal operation unit 13, the terminal control unit 11 instructs the terminal display unit 12 to display a new mail creation screen 300 as shown in FIG. 2.

The new mail creation screen 300 shown in FIG. 2 is a screen for creating a new mail. In the new mail creation screen 300, a subject field 31 for displaying a subject and a text field 32 for displaying a mail text are arranged. The subject and the mail text displayed in the subject field 31 and the text field 32 are input by an operation on the terminal operation unit 13 by the user.

In addition, in the new mail creation screen 300, a destination column 33 for displaying an address of a normal transmission destination (may be indicated by “TO”) and a transmission destination address of Cc (carbon copy) are displayed. There are arranged a Cc column 34 and a Bcc column 35 for displaying the address of the transmission destination of Bcc (blind carbon copy). The addresses displayed in the destination column 33, the Cc column 34, and the Bcc column 35 are input by an operation on the terminal operation unit 13 by the user. In other words, the terminal operation unit 13 accepts the setting of the destination address.

When a mail is created on the new mail creation screen 300 and an operation is performed on the send button SB in the new mail creation screen 300, the terminal control unit 11 instructs the terminal communication unit 14 to use the new mail creation screen 300. Send the created email. The management server 20 receives mail from the user terminal 10. Then, the management server 20 confirms the mail header information (information indicating an address set as a transmission destination) and forwards the mail to the address set as the transmission destination (the partner apparatus 200). Note that the mail header information may further include information indicating a non-transmission address, which will be described later, in addition to information indicating an address set as a transmission destination.

When the partner apparatus 200 receives mail from the user terminal 10 (management server 20) and an operation for displaying the received mail is performed on the partner apparatus 200, a mail reception screen 400 as shown in FIG. 200.

In the mail reception screen 400 shown in FIG. 3, a subject field 41 for displaying a subject and a text field 42 for displaying a mail text are arranged. In the mail reception screen 400, a sender column 43, a destination column 44, and a Cc column 45 are arranged. In the sender column 43, the address of the mail sender is displayed. The address field 44 displays the address entered in the address field 33 of the new mail creation screen 300. In the Cc column 45, the address input in the Cc column 34 of the new mail creation screen 300 is displayed. The addresses displayed in the destination column 44 and the Cc column 45 are included in the mail header information. That is, the mail header information is information for causing the partner device 200 to display information indicating an address set in the user terminal 10 as a transmission destination.

Incidentally, the management server 20 accepts the registration of the mailing list, and stores the mailing list information ML (see FIG. 1), which is information related to the registered mailing list, in the management storage unit 25. The management storage unit 25 stores, as the mailing list information ML, a mailing list address set as a transmission destination when mail is simultaneously transmitted to a plurality of addresses included in the same mailing list, and supports a plurality of addresses included in the mailing list. The mailing list address to be linked is stored.

When the address of the transmission destination of the mail received from the user terminal 10 (the address input in the destination field 33 of the new mail creation screen 300) is the mailing list address, the management server 20 has a plurality of mailing list addresses corresponding to the mailing list address. A mail from the user terminal 10 is simultaneously transmitted to the address. In addition, a mailing list address may be entered in the Cc column 34 of the new mail creation screen 300. Also in this case, the management server 20 transmits the mail from the user terminal 10 simultaneously to a plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address.

In addition, when a mailing list address is set as a mail transmission destination (when a mailing list address is entered in the address field 33 or the Cc field 34 of the new mail creation screen 300), the mail displayed on the partner machine 200 that received the mail In the address field 44 and the Cc field 45 of the reception screen 400, the mailing list address input in the address field 33 and the Cc field 34 of the new mail creation screen 300 is displayed.

<Non-transmission address setting>
The terminal operation unit 13 of the user terminal 10 accepts setting (input) of a non-transmission address that is an address for not transmitting mail in addition to the transmission destination address. Note that the terminal display unit 12 of the user terminal 10 displays the non-transmission address input by the user's operation on the terminal operation unit 13 in the new mail creation screen 300. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the non-transmission address is displayed in a non-transmission column 36 (a column labeled “No Send”) arranged in the new mail creation screen 300.

Then, the management control unit 21 of the management server 20 instructs the management communication unit 24 of the management server 20 when there is a non-transmission address among the addresses set in the user terminal 10 as the transmission destination, and the user as the transmission destination. Of the addresses set in the terminal 10, the mail is not transmitted to the non-transmission address, and the mail is transmitted only to an address other than the non-transmission address. At this time, the management control unit 21 displays only information indicating an address other than the non-transmission address among the addresses set in the user terminal 10 as the transmission destination on the counterpart device 200 (mail reception screen 400). Reconfigure mail header information as follows.

In addition, when the mailing list address is set as a non-sending address, the management control unit 21 does not send mail to a plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address set as the non-sending address. That is, a plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address set as the non-transmission address are non-transmission addresses.

In addition, when there is a non-transmission address among a plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address set in the user terminal 10 as the transmission destination, the management control unit 21 displays information indicating the mailing list address including the non-transmission address as a mail header. Remove from information. Then, the management control unit 21 has only the information indicating the address other than the non-transmission address among the plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address including the non-transmission address (deleted mailing list address) (the mail reception screen 400). Reset the email header information so that it appears in

Hereinafter, the processing when a non-transmission address is set will be described in detail.

In the following description, as shown in FIG. 4, it is assumed that there are a plurality of addresses (addresses of the partner device 200) that can be transmission destinations. In addition, it is assumed that all of the plurality of addresses are included in the same mailing list (the corresponding mailing list address is “ml_all@kyocera.com”).

Of the plurality of addresses, addresses whose local part character strings (character strings on the left side of “@”) are “aaaa”, “bbbb”, and “cccc” are further mailing lists (corresponding mailing list addresses “ ml_1111@kyocera.com ”). In addition, among the plurality of addresses, addresses whose local part character strings are “mmmm”, “nnnn”, and “oooo” are assigned to another mailing list (corresponding mailing list address is “ml — 2222@kyocera.com”). Suppose it is included. In addition, among the plurality of addresses, addresses whose local part character strings are “xxxx”, “yyy”, and “zzz” are assigned to another mailing list (corresponding mailing list address is “ml — 3333@kyocera.com”). Suppose it is included.

Note that the first character used in the local part of each address is different. Therefore, in the following description, for convenience, a name using the first character of the corresponding local part is assigned to each address. For example, “aaa@kyocera.com” is referred to as address a, and “bbbb@kyocera.com” is referred to as address b. The same applies to other addresses. This does not apply to mailing list addresses.

First, the first example will be described. In the first example, as shown in FIG. 5 (upper diagram), it is assumed that addresses a to i are set as normal destinations (addresses input to the destination column 33) on the new mail creation screen 300. Further, it is assumed that the mailing list address “ml — 2222@kyocera.com” is set as a Cc transmission destination (address input to the Cc column 34). In other words, what is set as the transmission destination of Cc is an address corresponding to the mailing list address “ml — 2222@kyocera.com”, which is address m to address o.

Suppose that the addresses a to c are set as non-transmission addresses (addresses input to the non-transmission field 36).

In the first example, there is a non-transmission address among a plurality of addresses set in the user terminal 10 as a normal transmission destination. The corresponding addresses are address a to address c. Note that the mailing list address “ml — 2222@kyocera.com” is set as the destination of Cc, but the mailing list address is not set as a non-transmission address, and a plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address are set. Are not set as non-transmission addresses.

In this case, when the management communication unit 24 receives the mail, the management control unit 21 re-addresses the addresses d to i among the plurality of addresses set in the user terminal 10 as normal transmission destinations as normal transmission destinations. Set. At this time, the management control unit 21 does not reset the transmission destination of Cc.

In addition, the management control unit 21 deletes information indicating the addresses a to c from the mail header information among the addresses set by the user terminal 10 as a normal transmission destination. That is, the management control unit 21 resets the mail header information so that only information indicating the addresses d to i is displayed in the destination field 44 of the mail reception screen 400.

Then, the management control unit 21 instructs the management communication unit 24 to transfer the mail from the user terminal 10 to the address reset as the normal transmission destination. That is, the management communication unit 24 does not transmit mail to addresses a to c (non-transmission addresses), but transmits mail only to addresses d to i (addresses other than non-transmission addresses). In addition, the management control unit 21 instructs the management communication unit 24 to transfer the mail from the user terminal 10 to an address corresponding to the mailing list address set in the user terminal 10 as the transmission destination of Cc.

Thereafter, when the partner device 200 receives the mail and the partner device 200 opens the mail reception screen 400, mail header information as shown in FIG. 5 (below) is displayed in the mail reception screen 400. In the destination column 44, only information indicating the addresses d to i is displayed. In the Cc column 45, information indicating a mailing list address “ml — 2222@kyocera.com” is displayed.

Next, a second example will be described. In the second example, as shown in FIG. 6 (upper diagram), it is assumed that addresses a to i are set as normal destinations (addresses input to the destination column 33) on the new mail creation screen 300. Further, it is assumed that the mailing list address “ml — 2222@kyocera.com” is set as a Cc transmission destination (address input to the Cc column 34).

Suppose that the mailing list address “ml — 1111@kyocera.com” is set as a non-transmission address (an address input to the non-transmission column 36). In other words, the addresses set as non-transmission addresses are addresses corresponding to the mailing list address “ml — 1111@kyocera.com”, and are addresses a to c.

In the second example, there is a non-transmission address among a plurality of addresses set in the user terminal 10 as a normal transmission destination. The corresponding addresses are addresses corresponding to the mailing list “ml — 1111@kyocera.com”, and are addresses a to c. Note that the mailing list address “ml — 2222@kyocera.com” is set in the user terminal 10 as the Cc transmission destination, but the mailing list address is not set as a non-transmission address, and the mailing list address A plurality of corresponding addresses are not all set as non-transmission addresses.

In this case, when the management communication unit 24 receives the mail, the management control unit 21 re-addresses the addresses d to i among the plurality of addresses set in the user terminal 10 as normal transmission destinations as normal transmission destinations. Set. At this time, the management control unit 21 does not reset the transmission destination of Cc.

In addition, the management control unit 21 deletes information indicating the addresses a to c from the mail header information among the addresses set by the user terminal 10 as a normal transmission destination. That is, the management control unit 21 resets the mail header information so that only information indicating the addresses d to i is displayed in the destination field 44 of the mail reception screen 400.

As a result, the address of the partner apparatus 200 that receives the mail transfer from the management server 20 is the same as in the first example. In addition, the mail header information in the mail reception screen 400 opened on the partner apparatus 200 that has received the mail is the same as in the first example.

Next, a third example will be described. In the third example, as shown in FIG. 7 (upper figure), the mailing list address “ml_all@kyocera.com” is set as a normal transmission destination (address input to the destination column 33) on the new mail creation screen 300. Suppose that In other words, all addresses that can be transmission destinations are set as normal transmission destinations.

Further, it is assumed that the mailing list address “ml — 2222@kyocera.com” is set as the Cc transmission destination (address input to the Cc column 34). In other words, the addresses set as the destination of Cc are addresses corresponding to the mailing list address “ml — 2222@kyocera.com”, and are address m to address o.

Then, it is assumed that the mailing list addresses “ml — 1111@kyocera.com” and “ml — 3333@kyocera.com” are set as non-transmission addresses (addresses input to the non-transmission column 36). In other words, the address set as the non-transmission address is the address corresponding to the mailing list address “ml — 1111@kyocera.com” and the address corresponding to the mailing list address “ml — 3333 @ kyocera.com”, and the addresses a to c and Address x to address z.

Furthermore, it is assumed that the address q and the address o are also set as non-transmission addresses (addresses input to the non-transmission field 36).

In the third example, there is a non-transmission address among a plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address “ml_all@kyocera.com” set in the user terminal 10 as a normal transmission destination. The corresponding addresses are the address corresponding to the mailing list address “ml — 1111@kyocera.com” and the address corresponding to “ml — 3333@kyocera.com”, and are address a to address c and address x to address z. Furthermore, the address q and the address o also correspond.

In addition, there is a non-transmission address among a plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address “ml — 2222@kyocera.com” set at the user terminal 10 as the transmission destination of Cc. The corresponding address is address o.

In this case, when the management communication unit 24 receives the mail, the management control unit 21 receives a mail from a plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address “ml_all@kyocera.com” set in the user terminal 10 as a normal transmission destination. Address d to address n, address p, and address r to address w are reset as normal transmission destinations. In addition, the management control unit 21 sets the address m and the address n as the Cc destination among the plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address “ml — 2222@kyocera.com” set as the Cc destination in the user terminal 10. Reset it.

Also, the management control unit 21 deletes the information indicating the mailing list address “ml_all@kyocera.com” set in the user terminal 10 as a normal transmission destination from the mail header information. Then, the management control unit 21 selects an address d to an address n, an address p, and an address r from among a plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address “ml_all@kyocera.com” set at the user terminal 10 as a normal transmission destination. The mail header information is reset so that only information indicating the address w is displayed in the destination field 44 of the mail reception screen 400.

Further, the management control unit 21 deletes the information indicating the mailing list address “ml — 2222@kyocera.com” set in the user terminal 10 as the Cc transmission destination from the mail header information. Then, the management control unit 21 sends only the information indicating the address m and the address n among the plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address “ml — 2222@kyocera.com” set at the user terminal 10 as the Cc transmission destination. The mail header information is reset so as to be displayed in the Cc column 45 of the reception screen 400.

As a result, the addresses of the partner device 200 that receives the transfer of mail from the management server 20 are address d to address n, address p, and address r to address W. In addition, only information indicating addresses d to n, addresses p, and r to w is displayed in the destination column 44 of the mail reception screen 400 opened on the partner apparatus 200 that has received the mail. Further, only information indicating the address m and the address n is displayed in the Cc column 45 of the mail reception screen 400.

<Flow of processing when sending email>
Below, the flow of processing when sending mail will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The start of the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 is when the management server 20 receives a mail from the user terminal 10.

In step S1, the management control unit 21 determines whether or not a non-transmission address is set in the received mail. If a non-transmission address is set as a result of this determination, the process proceeds to step S2.

When the process proceeds to step S2, the management control unit 21 determines whether there is a non-transmission address among the addresses set in the user terminal 10 as a transmission destination. If it is determined that there is a non-transmission address, the process proceeds to step S3.

When the process proceeds to step S3, the management control unit 21 resets an address other than the non-transmission address among the addresses set in the user terminal 10 as the transmission destination. In addition, the management control unit 21 resets the mail header information so that only information indicating an address other than the non-transmission address among the addresses set in the user terminal 10 as the transmission destination is displayed on the partner device 200. .

In step S4, the management control unit 21 instructs the management communication unit 24 to transmit (transfer) the mail from the user terminal 10 to the reset destination.

In step S1, when the management control unit 21 determines that a non-transmission address is not set, the process proceeds to step S5. Moreover, also when the management control part 21 judges that there is no non-transmission address in step S2, it transfers to step S5.

In step S5, the management control unit 21 instructs the management communication unit 24 to transmit (transfer) the mail to the transmission destination set in the user terminal 10. That is, the management control unit 21 does not reset the transmission destination.

In the configuration of the present embodiment, the terminal operation unit 13 of the user terminal 10 corresponds to a “reception unit”. The management communication unit 24 of the management server 20 corresponds to a “communication unit”, the management storage unit 25 of the management server 20 corresponds to a “storage unit”, and the management control unit 21 of the management server 20 performs “mail header information setting”. Part.

As described above, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is configured between the terminal operation unit 13 (accepting unit) that accepts the setting of the address of a transmission destination that transmits an email and the partner device 200 that is communicably connected. A management communication unit 24 (communication unit) that transmits and receives mail. And the terminal operation part 13 receives the setting of the non-transmission address which is an address which does not transmit mail in addition to the address of a transmission destination. In addition, when there is a non-transmission address among the addresses set as the transmission destination, the management communication unit 24 does not transmit mail to the non-transmission address among the addresses set as the transmission destination, and the non-transmission address Send mail to an address other than.

In the configuration of the present embodiment, if a predetermined address that is not desired to be included in the transmission destination in the newly created mail is set as a non-transmission address, the predetermined address is unintentionally included in the address set as the transmission destination. However, no mail is transmitted to the predetermined address. Therefore, it is not necessary to confirm whether or not a predetermined address is included in the address set as the transmission destination (only a non-transmission address needs to be set). This facilitates the task of setting the mail transmission destination (the operation of excluding addresses that are not desired to be included in the transmission destination from the addresses set as the transmission destination), and improves the convenience for the user. In addition, it is possible to suppress the inconvenience that mail is erroneously transmitted to a predetermined address.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the management storage unit 25 (storage unit) stores a mailing list address set as a transmission destination when mail is simultaneously transmitted to a plurality of addresses included in the same mailing list. At the same time, a plurality of addresses included in the same mailing list are stored in association with corresponding mailing list addresses. Then, when the mailing list address is set as a non-transmission address, the management communication unit 24 does not transmit mail to a plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address set as the non-transmission address. Thus, when it is not desired to send mail to a plurality of addresses corresponding to the predetermined mailing list address, the predetermined mailing list address is set as a non-sending address (the predetermined mailing list address is input to the non-sending field 36 of the new mail creation screen 300). The user convenience is improved.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the mail transmitted by the management communication unit 24 to the partner apparatus 200 includes mail header information for displaying information indicating the address set as the transmission destination on the partner apparatus 200. included.

In this configuration, the management control unit 21 (mail header information setting unit), when there is a non-transmission address among the addresses set as the transmission destination, addresses other than the non-transmission address among the addresses set as the transmission destination The mail header information is reset so that only the information indicating is displayed on the partner device 200. In addition, when there is a non-transmission address among the plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address set as the transmission destination, the management control unit 21 deletes information indicating the mailing list address including the non-transmission address from the mail header information, The mail header information is reset so that only information indicating addresses other than the non-transmission address among the plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address including the non-transmission address is displayed on the partner device 200.

Thereby, it is possible to suppress the mail from being sent back from the counterpart device 200 to the non-transmission address. If a mail is replied to the non-transmission address from partner apparatus 200, the user who received the mail reply is confused.

The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the description of the above-described embodiment but by the scope of claims, and further includes meanings equivalent to the scope of claims and all modifications within the scope.

Claims (5)

A reception unit that accepts the setting of a destination address to send an email;
A communication unit that transmits and receives mail to and from a partner machine that is communicably connected,
The accepting unit accepts a setting of a non-sending address that is an address that does not send an email in addition to the address of the sending destination,
When the non-transmission address is among the addresses set as the transmission destination, the communication unit transmits the non-transmission address to the non-transmission address out of the addresses set as the transmission destination. An information processing apparatus that transmits mail to an address other than a transmission address. When a mail is simultaneously transmitted to a plurality of addresses included in the same mailing list, a mailing list address set as the destination is stored, and a plurality of addresses included in the same mailing list are associated with the corresponding mailing list address A storage unit for storing
The communication unit does not transmit mail to a plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address set as the non-sending address when the mailing list address is set as the non-sending address. The information processing apparatus according to 1. The mail transmitted by the communication unit to the partner machine includes mail header information for displaying information indicating an address set as the destination on the partner machine,
When there is the non-transmission address among the addresses set as the transmission destination, only information indicating addresses other than the non-transmission address among the addresses set as the transmission destination is displayed on the partner device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a mail header information setting unit that resets the mail header information. When a mail is simultaneously transmitted to a plurality of addresses included in the same mailing list, a mailing list address set as the destination is stored, and a plurality of addresses included in the same mailing list are associated with the corresponding mailing list address A storage unit for storing
The mail header information setting unit, when there is the non-transmission address among a plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address set as the transmission destination, displays information indicating the mailing list address including the non-transmission address. The mail header information is deleted so that only information indicating addresses other than the non-sending address is displayed on the partner machine among a plurality of addresses corresponding to the mailing list address including the non-sending address. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the information processing apparatus is reset. A step of accepting the setting of a destination address to send an email;
A step of accepting a setting of a non-transmission address that is an address that does not transmit mail in addition to the address of the transmission destination;
When there is the non-transmission address among the addresses set as the transmission destination, an address other than the non-transmission address without sending mail to the non-transmission address among the addresses set as the transmission destination A method of controlling the information processing apparatus, comprising:

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