"adrian(a)jboss.org" wrote : I'm not implementing a TM, I'm implementing an heuristic resource | with a local branch log. | | JMS is a remote resource. | OK, with you now. anonymous wrote : | e.g. | If a JBossMessaging server gets enlisted by a transaction manager | on a machine that explodes and the log is lost then you need | a mechanism to put the messages back in the queue. | | The exploded tm is never going to recover. :-) | I'm sure if you ask an IBM sales-bod they've got a solution for this too ;-) It's just "sometime in 2010"! anonymous wrote : | There are other reasons why the TM might not complete | the transaction (e.g. network outage) and you need to get | the messages processed even if it means an heuristic. | | Its the same issue as when you need to clear db locks | when a server crashes holding the locks and it can't be recovered. Agreed. Though as ever I'd warn against over-use of heuristics to "solve" the problem. It's often a too-easy cop-out. Not saying it is in this case, but just a general warning. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3972285#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...