Not receiving Critical Patch Update E-mail Notification Alerts - used to

I am no longer receiving the Security Alert Email Notifications for the Oracle Critical Patch Updates. Also, the instructions on the OTN web page are no longer valid (no longer a Opt-In category). I have the box checked to receive the emails, but for some reason they are no longer being sent. I have checked my "Junk and SPAM" mail folders - not there and they are not being filtered by our company email program. I have a non-technical SR opened with support, but they are not understanding the issue.
On the
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-086861.html#SecurityAlerts page, there is a link (Click here for instructions on how to configure email notifications.) which takes you to
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/securityemail-090378.html
This is the URL that we go to to setup or subscribe to Critical Patch Update Alert emails
Subscribe to Critical Patch Update Alert E-mails
When going to my account, there is no longer the the Opt-in to Oracle Communications section
I have
Subscription Center (Under Subscription Center is)
Oracle Technology News (under Oracle Technology News is a checkbox for)
Oracle Security Alerts - Get the latest Security Alerts issued by Oracle as they become available.
This box is checked and has been for a very long time, but stopped getting the emails. I am not the only DBA who is having this issue where I work - several others have the same problem and it looks like there are more DBA's in the Oracle Community who have same problem
Thanks for any assistance.

Also see this related thread - Please help me to get my quarterly CPU alert notification send to me
Srini

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When i look at the latest CPU, docid 1455387.1 , i notice that for each final RDBMS release, a CPU is relased for a very long time, but for recent releases it is not.
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For 10.2.0.5 i noticed the same behaviour.
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Am i right?
And does this mean that if new applications neeed in our company need an 11g daatbase, i better install 11.1.0.7 rather then 11.2?
(if the application does not need 11.2 funtionality of course)
Any comment is appreciated.
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Pl see support policies on pages 2 thru 4 in this doc - http://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/lifetime-support-technology-069183.pdf. CPU patches are available only during Premier and Extended Support.
Details are in this MOS Doc
Lifetime Support and Support Policies - Oracle Database Overview [ID 1351163.1]
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Release Schedule of Current Database Releases [ID 742060.1]
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"Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2012", particularly for JRockit. I keep running into what seems to be a database issue on Oracle's side.
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963860 wrote:
All,
I am trying to download:
"Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2012", particularly for JRockit. I keep running into what seems to be a database issue on Oracle's side.
The July 2012 Patch informational notes are at:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.html
And I am trying to download the Fusion Middleware patch (as JRockit is included in Fusion Middleware, it seems like).
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https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&type=NOT&id=1455387.1
and receive:
Failure of server APACHE bridge:
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Yesterday I have got email from oracle regarding CPU patch availablity of 2008. Just curious where we can get the exact details for that patch...? which bugs is fixed ? What's the correct number for any OS ? Is there any metrics available for that ? I have not get enough information on Metalink.

Please, please, please, please, follow the links provided in the mail for your product!! (http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpuapr2008.html)
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========================================================
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Copyright (c) 2008, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
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user600286 wrote:
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960856 wrote:
Although the affected product is Oracle db server?
Please advise, thanks.
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