Administrating system of image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus administrating system, comprising:

• an image forming apparatus connectable with a network;
• a first mail server provided on the network for the image forming apparatus;
• an administrating apparatus connectable with the network;
• and
• a second mail server provided on the network for the administrating apparatus;
• wherein at least one of the image forming apparatus and the administrating apparatus is connectable with the corresponding mail server through a firewall with the network, and the image forming apparatus and the administrating apparatus access the first mail server or the second mail server with a predetermined access interval in order to transmit or receive an electronic mail including communication information for administrating the image forming apparatus, and
• wherein the predetermined access interval is changeable.

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• a producing section to produce an electronic mail including communication information to administrate the image forming apparatus;
• a transmitting section to transmit the electronic mail produced by the producing section to a mail server provided on a network;
• a receiving section to receive the electronic mail from the mail server;
• and
• a control section to control an access by the receiving section to the mail server;
• wherein the control section controls a reception of the electronic mail by the receiving section such that the receiving section accesses the mail server with a predetermined interval and the control section changes the predetermined interval in accordance with a transmission of an electronic mail and a reception of an electronic mail.

An administrating apparatus, comprising:

• a transmitting section to transmit an electronic mail produced including communication information to administrate the image forming apparatus provided on a network to a mail server provided on the network;
• a receiving section to access the mail server provided on the network and receive the electronic mail transmit from the image forming apparatus;
• and
• a control section to control the access by the receiving section to the mail server;
• wherein the control section controls a reception of the electronic mail by the receiving section such that the receiving section accesses the mail server with a predetermined interval and the control section changes the predetermined interval in accordance with a transmission of an electronic mail to the image forming apparatus and a reception of an electronic mail from the image forming apparatus.