void setPersistPublishedItems(boolean persistPublishedItems) {
        this.persistPublishedItems = persistPublishedItems;
    }
Returns true if the last published item is going to be sent to new subscribers.

@return true if the last published item is going to be sent to new subscribers.
xmppserver/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/pubsub/LeafNode.java