Index: lams_tool_chat/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/chat/service/ChatService.java
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diff -u -r89efef811c9958214c03c9b62b834d80e786eb13 -r152a891e937a9a49d75e017e670e3c6097058bc5
--- lams_tool_chat/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/chat/service/ChatService.java	(.../ChatService.java)	(revision 89efef811c9958214c03c9b62b834d80e786eb13)
+++ lams_tool_chat/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/chat/service/ChatService.java	(.../ChatService.java)	(revision 152a891e937a9a49d75e017e670e3c6097058bc5)
@@ -731,8 +731,8 @@
 					.debug("malformed presence xml: no from or to attributes present");
 			return null;
 		}
-
-		// TODO, do we really need to check this ??
+		/*
+		// Note: Removed xmlns check due to problems with firefox 3
 		// checking presence packet for correct values
 		Node xElem = presence.getFirstChild();
 		if (xElem == null) {
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@
 					.debug("malformed presence xml: xmlns attribute for x element not available or incorrect");
 			return null;
 		}
+		*/
 
 		// get the Chat User
 		String jabberID = from.getNodeValue().split("/")[0];