Fax Communication Features
D255/D256 FAX OPTION 162 SM
Message Disposition Notification (MDN)
For details: Core Technology Manual – Facsimile Processes – Faxing from a PC – Internet/LAN
Fax Boards – E-mail Options
The network system administrator can confirm whether a sent mail has been received correctly or
not. This function is enabled only when "I-FAX switch 02 Bit 4" is set to "1". This confirmation is
done in four steps.
1. Send request for confirmation of mail reception. To enable or disable this request (known as
MDN):
2. Sub TX Mode> E-mail Options
3. Mail reception (receive confirmation request)
4. Send confirmation of mail reception
5. Receive confirmation of mail reception
The other party's machine will not respond to the request unless the two conditions below are met:
 The other party's machine must be set up to respond to the confirmation request.
 The other party's machine must support MDN (Message Disposition Notification).
- Setting up the Receiving Party -
The receiving party will respond to the confirmation request if:
1. The "Disposition Notification To" field is in the received mail header (automatically inserted in
the 4th line in the upper table on the previous page, if MDN is enabled), and
2. Sending the disposition notification must be enabled (User Parameter Setting SW21 (15 [H])
Bit 1 for this model). The content of the response is as follows:
Normal reception: "Return Receipt (dispatched)" in the Subject line
IFAX SW02 (Bit 2, 3) "Return Receipt (displayed)" in the Subject line
Error: "Return Receipt (processed/error)" in the Subject line
Handling Reports
1. Sending a Request for a Return Receipt by Mail
After the mail sender transmits a request for a return receipt, the mail sender's journal is
annotated with two hyphens (--) in the Result column and a "Q" in the Mode column.
2. Mail Receipt (Request for Receipt Confirmation) and Sending Mail Receipt Response
After the mail receiver sends a response to the request for a return receipt, the mail receiver's
journal is annotated with two hyphens (--) in the Result column and an "A" in the Mode
column.
3. Receiving the Return Receipt Mail
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