Note, as of JDK 1.4.X, the LDAP connections provided by Sun allow for automatic pooling out of the box. So in some ways a JCA adapter for this are not neccesary. However, creating the LDAP/JCA adapter is a reasonable solution for managing the connections and gives a certain level of standardization to deploying and managing this type of connection in J2EE environment. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3973224#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...