A system, apparatus, and method for facilitating the communication of messages between applications. Application identifiers, and corresponding outbound logical connection identifiers associated with message transfers from applications identifiable by their respective application identifiers, are acquired. Associations between the application identifiers and their corresponding outbound logical connection identifiers are established. Responsive inbound messages are directed to the applications having application identifiers that are associated with the outbound logical connection identifiers that correspond to the inbound logical connection identifiers of the responsive inbound messages.