Information processing apparatus, multi function printer, image reading apparatus, and method for processing information

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• an email generating section configured to generate an email;
• an inputting section through which destination information for the email is received;
• an email transmitting section configured to transmit the email to a destination;
• a source email address deciding section configured to decide the destination based on the destination information;
• and
• a display section;
• wherein if the source email address deciding section decides, based on the destination information received through the inputting section, that the sender's private email address should be used as the source email address, then the display section displays to a sender that the sender's private email address should be used as the source email address.

A method of processing information, comprising:

• receiving destination information for an email;
• determining a destination of the email based on the destination information;
• deciding a source email address based on the destination;
• generating the email using the decided source email address;
• and
• transmitting the email to the decided destination.