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The Notification Mailer does the following to check for response messages:

• Logs into the response mail account.

• Checks for messages. If a message exists, it reads the message, checking for the notification ID and node identifier.

• If the message is not a notification, it moves it to the discard folder.

• If the message is a notification for the current node, it moves the message to the unprocessed folder.

• If the message is a notification, but for the wrong node, it does not move the message so that the Notification Mailer for the correct node can read it later.

• Retrieves the notification ID.

• Checks to see if the message bounced by referring to a specified tag file, if any. If the message bounced, it reroutes it or updates the notification's status and stops any further processing depending on the specifications of the tag file.

• Checks the Oracle Workflow database for this notification.

• If the notification does not exist, it moves it to the discard folder.

• If the notification exists, but is closed or canceled, it moves it to the discard folder.

• If the notification exists and is open, it verifies the response values with the definition of the message's response attributes in the database. If a response is invalid, it sends an Workflow Invalid Mail message to the recipient role. If the responses are valid, it calls a Respond function to complete the notification response and saves the change to the database.

• Moves the message for the completed notification to the processed folder and closes the unprocessed folder.

See: Implementing the Notification Mailer

See: Starting the Notification Mailer

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