If you create a non durable subscriber it will only receive messages that are sent while that subscriber exists. That is *as per JMS spec*. If you want to receive messages that were sent while the subscriber is not is connected, you need to use a durable subscriber. Again, I would suggest reading the JMS spec for an understanding of the differences between durable and non durable subscribers. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4149896#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...