[rules-users] Use of Timers in Rule Agent

Hi All, I am integrating Rules into a J2EE Application. I notice the Rule Agent class uses a java timer for polling a directory or a URL. Is this appropriate to use in a Managed Environment like an Application Server? I only have theoretical knowledge of timers, but is it not recommended to use Timer EJB's rather than Timer Tasks in a Managed environment so that the container can manage the timers ? Cheers, Vikrant MASTEK LTD. Mastek is in NASSCOM's 'India Top 20' Software Service Exporters List. In the US, we're called MAJESCOMASTEK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual and not that of Mastek Limited, unless specifically indicated to that effect. Mastek Limited does not accept any responsibility or liability for it. This e-mail and attachments (if any) transmitted with it are confidential and/or privileged and solely for the use of the intended person or entity to which it is addressed. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. This e-mail and its attachments have been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. It is the responsibility of the recipient to run the virus check on e-mails and attachments before opening them. If you have received this e-mail in error, kindly delete this e-mail from desktop and server. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~