Introduction

The Java Messaging Service, or JMS, is a mechanism that enables two or more processes to communicate. The nature and content of the messages are the province of software developers; we, as administrators, are concerned with seeing that the messages are delivered.

In the context of WebLogic, the term producer is used to describe a process that generates messages and sends them out into the world. The term consumer refers to processes that receive messages. Any application process may be a producer, a consumer, or both.

Messages may be sent under either a one-to-one connection protocol (usually called point-to-point or PTP) or a one-to-many connection protocol (usually called publish-and-subscribe or pub/sub). When they are sent point-to-point, ...

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