This way "idle" conversations are timed out, yet the conversation that you're currently in will last as long as your session lasts or until you finish the conversation. You don't want the foreground work you're currently doing to be ripped away from you. But you do want a way for the resources tied up by background conversations to be cleaned up. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3970432#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...