[rabbitmq-discuss] Threadpools and rejected messages (java client)

[Matthias Radestock]

Jonathan,

On 15/02/13 00:29, Jonathan wrote:
> Using the Java client, when a consumer threadpool is maxed out and an
> attempt to submit work to the threadpool is rejected, what happens to
> the message? Is it returned to the queue on the server? Is it dropped
> altogether?

The message gets enqueued at the client side until a thread becomes free.

Matthias.