You should try asking in the MDB forum. MDBs are a part of JBoss AS, not JBM. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4167956#4167956 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4167956