Index: Z:/workspace-jboss-as/connector/src/main/org/jboss/resource/adapter/mail/inflow/NewMsgsWorker.java
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--- Z:/workspace-jboss-as/connector/src/main/org/jboss/resource/adapter/mail/inflow/NewMsgsWorker.java	(revision 61632)
+++ Z:/workspace-jboss-as/connector/src/main/org/jboss/resource/adapter/mail/inflow/NewMsgsWorker.java	(working copy)
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@
          try
          {
             MailActivation ma = (MailActivation) pollQueue.take();
-            if( ma.isReleased() )
-               continue;
             // Wait until its time to check for new msgs
             long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
             long nextTime = ma.getNextNewMsgCheckTime();
@@ -82,7 +80,9 @@
             Thread.sleep(sleepMS);
             if( released )
                break;
-
+            // This has to go after the sleep otherwise we can get into an inconsistent state
+            if( ma.isReleased() )
+                continue;
             // Now schedule excecution of the new msg check
             mgr.scheduleWork(ma, WorkManager.INDEFINITE, null, this);
          }