This is not a jBPM issue... try making a mail class separately and sending things... looks like a network issue View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4162109#4162109 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4162109