Abstract: Device for receiving and forwarding fax messages with control information and other information, which control information comprises destination address information and a transmission priority code, and which device is provided with:a memorydecoding means connected to the memory for receiving the fax messages and for decoding the control information and for storing, for each fax message, the decoded control information together with the other information in the memory;fax forwarding means connected to the memory for reading, for each fax message, the decoded control information together with the other information out of the memory and for forwarding at least the other information of the fax message, a communication link being automatically selected on the basis of the transmission priority code and the instant in time of forwarding being determined within a time interval determined by the transmission priority code.