In testing, by using a database job scheduler, I would think that there would be no issue. Seems like extra work when we all agree that in a real system, you would use an asynchronous [either through EJB timers or the database scheduler] to send emails so that they participate in the transaction. I dont really see the value of making a component that is not real for testing. View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4224040#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...