Abstract: A data delivery apparatus for data delivery to more than one address folder on external equipments, having a storage unit for storing information on one or more data receiving constraints imposed on each address folder, a determination unit for determining availability of each address folder by checking whether or not the current data delivery settings will clear all of the data receiving constraints on each address folder (S101), and a display unit for displaying information on availability of each address folder, which will be accompanied, if any of the data receiving constraints are not cleared, with an error message notifying that these constraints will not be cleared (S102).

Abstract: A data delivery apparatus comprising: an information acquiring unit for making a connection with an external equipment provided with a delivery destination folder for receiving data for delivery and for acquiring information on data receiving constrains imposed on said delivery destination folder (S110); a confirmation unit for confirming whether said data receiving constrains will be cleared for delivery of said data to said delivery destination folder (S112); and a display unit for displaying, in the case where said confirmation unit confirms that some of said data receiving constrains on said delivery destination folder will not be cleared, an error/warning message indicating that said some data receiving constrains will not be cleared (S113).