help with jndi lookup plz

[srik]

Dear friends,

When I try to do a jndi lookup in jboss3.2.5 environment,

//Getting initial context
ctx = new InitialContext();

//Loading mail properties
Session mailSession = (Session)PortableRemoteObject.narrow(ctx.lookup("java:/Mail"), Session.class);


I get the following exception:

javax.naming.CommunicationException: Receive timed out [Root exception is java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Receive timed out]
at org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext.discoverServer(NamingContext.java:11
19)
at org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext.checkRef(NamingContext.java:1196)
at org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext.lookup(NamingContext.java:516)
at org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext.lookup(NamingContext.java:509)
at javax.naming.InitialContext.lookup(Unknown Source)
at com.sextanttech.util.ATMApplicationTester.testBeanManagedPersistence(
ATMApplicationTester.java:453)
at com.sextanttech.util.DatabaseBuilder.main(DatabaseBuilder.java:40)
Caused by: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Receive timed out
at java.net.PlainDatagramSocketImpl.receive(Native Method)
at java.net.DatagramSocket.receive(Unknown Source)
at org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext.discoverServer(NamingContext.java:10
89)
... 6 more


I 'd appreciate any help regarding this problem.

Thanks in advance,
srik.

[darranl]

Where are you trying to do this lookup, are you outside the JBoss server?

Items bound under java: can not be accessed from the outside.

[srik]

Dear darranl,
thanks for your reply. You were true. I was trying to run a stand-alone application, outside of the jboss container. So, how can I make use of java mail services by being outside.

thnx in advance.
srik