Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/XMPPUtil.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/Attic/XMPPUtil.java,v
diff -u -r1.1 -r1.1.6.1
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/XMPPUtil.java	15 Oct 2008 04:13:09 -0000	1.1
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/XMPPUtil.java	11 May 2009 02:35:01 -0000	1.1.6.1
@@ -30,14 +30,18 @@
 		// using the lams userId as xmpp username and password.
 		manager.createAccount(user.getUserID().toString(), user.getUserID().toString());
 	    }
-
+	    
+	    return user.getUserID() + "@" + Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.XMPP_DOMAIN);
 	} catch (XMPPException e) {
-	    if (e.getXMPPError().getCode() != 409) {
-		logger.error(e);
-		return null;
-	    } // else conflict error, user already exists
+		// if we get a room already created error, just debug print
+	    if (e.getXMPPError().getCode() == 409) {
+	    	logger.debug(e);
+	    }else{
+	    	logger.error(e);
+	    }
+	    return null;
 	}
-	return user.getUserID() + "@" + Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.XMPP_DOMAIN);
+	
     }
 
     /**
@@ -85,8 +89,17 @@
 	    return true;
 
 	} catch (XMPPException e) {
-	    logger.error(e);
-	    logger.error(e.getXMPPError());
+		// if we get a connection refused exception but the server is not configured correctly, just debug print
+		if (e.getXMPPError() != null && e.getXMPPError().getCode() == 502 && (
+				Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.XMPP_DOMAIN).compareTo("") == 0 ||
+				Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.XMPP_ADMIN).compareTo("") == 0 ||
+				Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.XMPP_PASSWORD).compareTo("") == 0)) {
+			logger.debug(e);
+		}
+		// otherwise, we've got a problem
+		else{
+			logger.error(e);
+		}
 	    return false;
 	}
     }