33 files changed, 1079 insertions, 325 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/AgentPreferences/AgentPreferencesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/AgentPreferences/AgentPreferencesConnector.cs
index 1dbc0c8..bd342fa 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/AgentPreferences/AgentPreferencesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/AgentPreferences/AgentPreferencesConnector.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             Initialise(source);
         }
 
-        public virtual void Initialise(IConfigSource source)
+        public void Initialise(IConfigSource source)
         {
             IConfig gridConfig = source.Configs["AgentPreferencesService"];
             if (gridConfig == null)
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 m_log.DebugFormat("[AGENT PREFERENCES CONNECTOR]: Exception when contacting agent preferences server at {0}: {1}", uri, e.Message);
             }
-                
+
             Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
             if (replyData != null)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Asset/AssetServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Asset/AssetServicesConnector.cs
index bd43552..7e81be7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Asset/AssetServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Asset/AssetServicesConnector.cs
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@
 
 using log4net;
 using System;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Timers;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
-using OpenSim.Framework.Console;
+using OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 
@@ -44,15 +46,27 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                 LogManager.GetLogger(
                 MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
+        const int MAXSENDRETRIESLEN = 30;
+
         private string m_ServerURI = String.Empty;
-        private IImprovedAssetCache m_Cache = null;
+        private IAssetCache m_Cache = null;
+        private int m_retryCounter;
+        private bool m_inRetries;
+        private List<AssetBase>[] m_sendRetries = new  List<AssetBase>[MAXSENDRETRIESLEN];
+        private System.Timers.Timer m_retryTimer;
         private int m_maxAssetRequestConcurrency = 30;
-        
+
         private delegate void AssetRetrievedEx(AssetBase asset);
 
         // Keeps track of concurrent requests for the same asset, so that it's only loaded once.
         // Maps: Asset ID -> Handlers which will be called when the asset has been loaded
-        private Dictionary<string, AssetRetrievedEx> m_AssetHandlers = new Dictionary<string, AssetRetrievedEx>();
+//        private Dictionary<string, AssetRetrievedEx> m_AssetHandlers = new Dictionary<string, AssetRetrievedEx>();
+
+        private Dictionary<string, List<AssetRetrievedEx>> m_AssetHandlers = new Dictionary<string, List<AssetRetrievedEx>>();
+
+        private Dictionary<string, string> m_UriMap = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+
+        private Thread[] m_fetchThreads;
 
         public int MaxAssetRequestConcurrency
         {
@@ -91,31 +105,155 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             string serviceURI = assetConfig.GetString("AssetServerURI",
                     String.Empty);
 
+            m_ServerURI = serviceURI;
+
             if (serviceURI == String.Empty)
             {
                 m_log.Error("[ASSET CONNECTOR]: No Server URI named in section AssetService");
                 throw new Exception("Asset connector init error");
             }
 
-            m_ServerURI = serviceURI;
+            m_retryTimer = new System.Timers.Timer();
+            m_retryTimer.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(retryCheck);
+            m_retryTimer.AutoReset = true;
+            m_retryTimer.Interval = 60000;
+
+            Uri serverUri = new Uri(m_ServerURI);
+
+            string groupHost = serverUri.Host;
+
+            for (int i = 0 ; i < 256 ; i++)
+            {
+                string prefix = i.ToString("x2");
+                groupHost = assetConfig.GetString("AssetServerHost_"+prefix, groupHost);
+
+                m_UriMap[prefix] = groupHost;
+                //m_log.DebugFormat("[ASSET]: Using {0} for prefix {1}", groupHost, prefix);
+            }
+
+            m_fetchThreads = new Thread[2];
+
+            for (int i = 0 ; i < 2 ; i++)
+            {
+                m_fetchThreads[i] = WorkManager.StartThread(AssetRequestProcessor,
+                            String.Format("GetTextureWorker{0}", i),
+                            ThreadPriority.Normal,
+                            true,
+                            false);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private string MapServer(string id)
+        {
+            if (m_UriMap.Count == 0)
+                return m_ServerURI;
+
+            UriBuilder serverUri = new UriBuilder(m_ServerURI);
+
+            string prefix = id.Substring(0, 2).ToLower();
+
+            string host;
+
+            // HG URLs will not be valid UUIDS
+            if (m_UriMap.ContainsKey(prefix))
+                host = m_UriMap[prefix];
+            else
+                host = m_UriMap["00"];
+
+            serverUri.Host = host;
+
+            // m_log.DebugFormat("[ASSET]: Using {0} for host name for prefix {1}", host, prefix);
+
+            string ret = serverUri.Uri.AbsoluteUri;
+            if (ret.EndsWith("/"))
+                ret = ret.Substring(0, ret.Length - 1);
+            return ret;
         }
 
-        protected void SetCache(IImprovedAssetCache cache)
+        protected void retryCheck(object source, ElapsedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            lock(m_sendRetries)
+            {
+                if(m_inRetries)
+                    return;
+                m_inRetries = true;
+            }
+
+            m_retryCounter++;
+            if(m_retryCounter >= 61 ) // avoid overflow 60 is max in use below
+                m_retryCounter = 1;
+
+            int inUse = 0;
+            int nextlevel;
+            int timefactor;
+            List<AssetBase> retrylist;
+            // we need to go down
+            for(int i = MAXSENDRETRIESLEN - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+            {
+                lock(m_sendRetries)
+                    retrylist = m_sendRetries[i];
+
+                if(retrylist == null)
+                    continue;
+
+                inUse++;
+                nextlevel = i + 1;
+
+                //We exponentially fall back on frequency until we reach one attempt per hour
+                //The net result is that we end up in the queue for roughly 24 hours..
+                //24 hours worth of assets could be a lot, so the hope is that the region admin
+                //will have gotten the asset connector back online quickly!
+                if(i == 0)
+                    timefactor = 1;
+                else
+                {
+                    timefactor = 1 << nextlevel;
+                    if (timefactor > 60)
+                        timefactor = 60;
+                }
+
+                if(m_retryCounter < timefactor)
+                    continue; // to update inUse;
+
+                if (m_retryCounter % timefactor != 0)
+                    continue;
+
+                // a list to retry
+                lock(m_sendRetries)
+                    m_sendRetries[i] = null;
+
+                // we are the only ones with a copy of this retrylist now
+                foreach(AssetBase ass in retrylist)
+                   retryStore(ass, nextlevel);
+            }
+
+            lock(m_sendRetries)
+            {
+                if(inUse == 0 )
+                    m_retryTimer.Stop();
+
+                m_inRetries = false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected void SetCache(IAssetCache cache)
         {
             m_Cache = cache;
         }
 
         public AssetBase Get(string id)
         {
-//            m_log.DebugFormat("[ASSET SERVICE CONNECTOR]: Synchronous get request for {0}", id);
-
-            string uri = m_ServerURI + "/assets/" + id;
+            string uri = MapServer(id) + "/assets/" + id;
 
             AssetBase asset = null;
+
             if (m_Cache != null)
-                asset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+            {
+                if (!m_Cache.Get(id, out asset))
+                    return null;
+            }
 
-            if (asset == null)
+            if (asset == null || asset.Data == null || asset.Data.Length == 0)
             {
                 // XXX: Commented out for now since this has either never been properly operational or not for some time
                 // as m_maxAssetRequestConcurrency was being passed as the timeout, not a concurrency limiting option.
@@ -128,8 +266,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
                 asset = SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<int, AssetBase>("GET", uri, 0, m_Auth);
 
+
                 if (m_Cache != null)
-                    m_Cache.Cache(asset);
+                {
+                    if (asset != null)
+                        m_Cache.Cache(asset);
+                    else
+                        m_Cache.CacheNegative(id);
+                }
             }
             return asset;
         }
@@ -138,23 +282,28 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
         {
 //            m_log.DebugFormat("[ASSET SERVICE CONNECTOR]: Cache request for {0}", id);
 
+            AssetBase asset = null;
             if (m_Cache != null)
-                return m_Cache.Get(id);
+            {
+                m_Cache.Get(id, out asset);
+            }
 
-            return null;
+            return asset;
         }
 
         public AssetMetadata GetMetadata(string id)
         {
             if (m_Cache != null)
             {
-                AssetBase fullAsset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+                AssetBase fullAsset;
+                if (!m_Cache.Get(id, out fullAsset))
+                    return null;
 
                 if (fullAsset != null)
                     return fullAsset.Metadata;
             }
 
-            string uri = m_ServerURI + "/assets/" + id + "/metadata";
+            string uri = MapServer(id) + "/assets/" + id + "/metadata";
 
             AssetMetadata asset = SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<int, AssetMetadata>("GET", uri, 0, m_Auth);
             return asset;
@@ -164,13 +313,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
         {
             if (m_Cache != null)
             {
-                AssetBase fullAsset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+                AssetBase fullAsset;
+                if (!m_Cache.Get(id, out fullAsset))
+                    return null;
 
                 if (fullAsset != null)
                     return fullAsset.Data;
             }
 
-            using (RestClient rc = new RestClient(m_ServerURI))
+            using (RestClient rc = new RestClient(MapServer(id)))
             {
                 rc.AddResourcePath("assets");
                 rc.AddResourcePath(id);
@@ -178,81 +329,110 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
                 rc.RequestMethod = "GET";
 
-                Stream s = rc.Request(m_Auth);
+                using (Stream s = rc.Request(m_Auth))
+                {
+                    if (s == null)
+                        return null;
 
-                if (s == null)
-                    return null;
+                    if (s.Length > 0)
+                    {
+                        byte[] ret = new byte[s.Length];
+                        s.Read(ret, 0, (int)s.Length);
+
+                        return ret;
+                    }
+                }
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
 
-                if (s.Length > 0)
+        private class QueuedAssetRequest
+        {
+            public string uri;
+            public string id;
+        }
+
+        private OpenSim.Framework.BlockingQueue<QueuedAssetRequest> m_requestQueue =
+                new OpenSim.Framework.BlockingQueue<QueuedAssetRequest>();
+
+        private void AssetRequestProcessor()
+        {
+            QueuedAssetRequest r;
+
+            while (true)
+            {
+                r = m_requestQueue.Dequeue(4500);
+                Watchdog.UpdateThread();
+                if(r== null)
+                    continue;
+                string uri = r.uri;
+                string id = r.id;
+
+                try
                 {
-                    byte[] ret = new byte[s.Length];
-                    s.Read(ret, 0, (int)s.Length);
+                    AssetBase a = SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<int, AssetBase>("GET", uri, 0, 30000, m_Auth);
 
-                    return ret;
-                }
+                    if (a != null && m_Cache != null)
+                        m_Cache.Cache(a);
 
-                return null;
+                    List<AssetRetrievedEx> handlers;
+                    lock (m_AssetHandlers)
+                    {
+                        handlers = m_AssetHandlers[id];
+                        m_AssetHandlers.Remove(id);
+                    }
+
+                    if(handlers != null)
+                    {
+                        Util.FireAndForget(x =>
+                        {
+                            foreach (AssetRetrievedEx h in handlers)
+                            {
+                                try { h.Invoke(a); }
+                                catch { }
+                            }
+                            handlers.Clear();
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+                catch { }
             }
         }
 
         public bool Get(string id, Object sender, AssetRetrieved handler)
         {
-//            m_log.DebugFormat("[ASSET SERVICE CONNECTOR]: Potentially asynchronous get request for {0}", id);
-
-            string uri = m_ServerURI + "/assets/" + id;
+            string uri = MapServer(id) + "/assets/" + id;
 
             AssetBase asset = null;
             if (m_Cache != null)
-                asset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+            {
+                if (!m_Cache.Get(id, out asset))
+                    return false;
+            }
 
-            if (asset == null)
+            if (asset == null || asset.Data == null || asset.Data.Length == 0)
             {
                 lock (m_AssetHandlers)
                 {
                     AssetRetrievedEx handlerEx = new AssetRetrievedEx(delegate(AssetBase _asset) { handler(id, sender, _asset); });
 
-                    AssetRetrievedEx handlers;
+                    List<AssetRetrievedEx> handlers;
                     if (m_AssetHandlers.TryGetValue(id, out handlers))
                     {
                         // Someone else is already loading this asset. It will notify our handler when done.
-                        handlers += handlerEx;
+                        handlers.Add(handlerEx);
                         return true;
                     }
 
-                    // Load the asset ourselves
-                    handlers += handlerEx;
-                    m_AssetHandlers.Add(id, handlers);
-                }
+                    handlers = new List<AssetRetrievedEx>();
+                    handlers.Add(handlerEx);
 
-                bool success = false;
-                try
-                {
-                    AsynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<int, AssetBase>("GET", uri, 0,
-                        delegate(AssetBase a)
-                        {
-                            if (a != null && m_Cache != null)
-                                m_Cache.Cache(a);
+                    m_AssetHandlers.Add(id, handlers);
 
-                            AssetRetrievedEx handlers;
-                            lock (m_AssetHandlers)
-                            {
-                                handlers = m_AssetHandlers[id];
-                                m_AssetHandlers.Remove(id);
-                            }
-                            handlers.Invoke(a);
-                        }, m_maxAssetRequestConcurrency, m_Auth);
-                    
-                    success = true;
-                }
-                finally
-                {
-                    if (!success)
-                    {
-                        lock (m_AssetHandlers)
-                        {
-                            m_AssetHandlers.Remove(id);
-                        }
-                    }
+                    QueuedAssetRequest request = new QueuedAssetRequest();
+                    request.id = id;
+                    request.uri = uri;
+                    m_requestQueue.Enqueue(request);
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -277,52 +457,151 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                 // This is most likely to happen because the server doesn't support this function,
                 // so just silently return "doesn't exist" for all the assets.
             }
-            
+
             if (exist == null)
                 exist = new bool[ids.Length];
 
             return exist;
         }
 
+        string stringUUIDZero = UUID.Zero.ToString();
+
         public string Store(AssetBase asset)
         {
-            if (asset.Local)
+            // Have to assign the asset ID here. This isn't likely to
+            // trigger since current callers don't pass emtpy IDs
+            // We need the asset ID to route the request to the proper
+            // cluster member, so we can't have the server assign one.
+            if (asset.ID == string.Empty || asset.ID == stringUUIDZero)
             {
-                if (m_Cache != null)
-                    m_Cache.Cache(asset);
+                if (asset.FullID == UUID.Zero)
+                {
+                    asset.FullID = UUID.Random();
+                }
+                m_log.WarnFormat("[Assets] Zero ID: {0}",asset.Name);
+                asset.ID = asset.FullID.ToString();
+            }
+
+            if (asset.FullID == UUID.Zero)
+            {
+                UUID uuid = UUID.Zero;
+                if (UUID.TryParse(asset.ID, out uuid))
+                {
+                    asset.FullID = uuid;
+                }
+                if(asset.FullID == UUID.Zero)
+                {
+                    m_log.WarnFormat("[Assets] Zero IDs: {0}",asset.Name);
+                    asset.FullID = UUID.Random();
+                    asset.ID = asset.FullID.ToString();
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (m_Cache != null)
+                m_Cache.Cache(asset);
 
+            if (asset.Temporary || asset.Local)
+            {
                 return asset.ID;
             }
 
-            string uri = m_ServerURI + "/assets/";
+            string uri = MapServer(asset.FullID.ToString()) + "/assets/";
 
-            string newID;
+            string newID = null;
             try
             {
-                newID = SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<AssetBase, string>("POST", uri, asset, m_Auth);
+                newID = SynchronousRestObjectRequester.
+                        MakeRequest<AssetBase, string>("POST", uri, asset, 100000, m_Auth);
             }
-            catch (Exception e)
+            catch
             {
-                m_log.Warn(string.Format("[ASSET CONNECTOR]: Unable to send asset {0} to asset server. Reason: {1} ", asset.ID, e.Message), e);
-                return string.Empty;
+                newID = null;
             }
 
-            // TEMPORARY: SRAS returns 'null' when it's asked to store existing assets
-            if (newID == null)
+            if (newID == null || newID == String.Empty || newID == stringUUIDZero)
             {
-                m_log.DebugFormat("[ASSET CONNECTOR]: Storing of asset {0} returned null; assuming the asset already exists", asset.ID);
-                return asset.ID;
+                //The asset upload failed, try later
+                lock(m_sendRetries)
+                {
+                    if (m_sendRetries[0] == null)
+                        m_sendRetries[0] = new List<AssetBase>();
+                    List<AssetBase> m_queue = m_sendRetries[0];
+                    m_queue.Add(asset);
+                    m_log.WarnFormat("[Assets] Upload failed: {0} type {1} will retry later",
+                            asset.ID.ToString(), asset.Type.ToString());
+                    m_retryTimer.Start();
+                }
             }
+            else
+            {
+                if (newID != asset.ID)
+                {
+                    // Placing this here, so that this work with old asset servers that don't send any reply back
+                    // SynchronousRestObjectRequester returns somethins that is not an empty string
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(newID))
-                return string.Empty;
+                    asset.ID = newID;
 
-            asset.ID = newID;
+                    if (m_Cache != null)
+                        m_Cache.Cache(asset);
+                }
+            }
+            return asset.ID;
+        }
 
-            if (m_Cache != null)
-                m_Cache.Cache(asset);
+        public void retryStore(AssetBase asset, int nextRetryLevel)
+        {
+/* this may be bad, so excluding
+            if (m_Cache != null && !m_Cache.Check(asset.ID))
+            {
+                m_log.WarnFormat("[Assets] Upload giveup asset bc no longer in local cache: {0}",
+                    asset.ID.ToString();
+                return; // if no longer in cache, it was deleted or expired
+            }
+*/
+            string uri = MapServer(asset.FullID.ToString()) + "/assets/";
 
-            return newID;
+            string newID = null;
+            try
+            {
+                newID = SynchronousRestObjectRequester.
+                        MakeRequest<AssetBase, string>("POST", uri, asset, 100000, m_Auth);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                newID = null;
+            }
+
+            if (newID == null || newID == String.Empty || newID == stringUUIDZero)
+            {
+                if(nextRetryLevel >= MAXSENDRETRIESLEN)
+                    m_log.WarnFormat("[Assets] Upload giveup after several retries id: {0} type {1}",
+                            asset.ID.ToString(), asset.Type.ToString());
+                else
+                {
+                    lock(m_sendRetries)
+                    {
+                        if (m_sendRetries[nextRetryLevel] == null)
+                        {
+                            m_sendRetries[nextRetryLevel] = new List<AssetBase>();
+                        }
+                        List<AssetBase> m_queue = m_sendRetries[nextRetryLevel];
+                        m_queue.Add(asset);
+                    m_log.WarnFormat("[Assets] Upload failed: {0} type {1} will retry later",
+                            asset.ID.ToString(), asset.Type.ToString());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                m_log.InfoFormat("[Assets] Upload of {0} succeeded after {1} failed attempts", asset.ID.ToString(), nextRetryLevel.ToString());
+                if (newID != asset.ID)
+                {
+                     asset.ID = newID;
+
+                    if (m_Cache != null)
+                        m_Cache.Cache(asset);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         public bool UpdateContent(string id, byte[] data)
@@ -330,7 +609,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             AssetBase asset = null;
 
             if (m_Cache != null)
-                asset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+                m_Cache.Get(id, out asset);
 
             if (asset == null)
             {
@@ -343,7 +622,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             }
             asset.Data = data;
 
-            string uri = m_ServerURI + "/assets/" + id;
+            string uri = MapServer(id) + "/assets/" + id;
 
             if (SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<AssetBase, bool>("POST", uri, asset, m_Auth))
             {
@@ -355,9 +634,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             return false;
         }
 
+
         public bool Delete(string id)
         {
-            string uri = m_ServerURI + "/assets/" + id;
+            string uri = MapServer(id) + "/assets/" + id;
 
             if (SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<int, bool>("DELETE", uri, 0, m_Auth))
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Authentication/AuthenticationServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Authentication/AuthenticationServicesConnector.cs
index c8a4912..0443f5a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Authentication/AuthenticationServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Authentication/AuthenticationServicesConnector.cs
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             base.Initialise(source, "AuthenticationService");
         }
 
+        public string Authenticate(UUID principalID, string password, int lifetime, out UUID realID)
+        {
+            realID = UUID.Zero;
+
+            return Authenticate(principalID, password, lifetime);
+        }
+
         public string Authenticate(UUID principalID, string password, int lifetime)
         {
             Dictionary<string, object> sendData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Authorization/AuthorizationServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Authorization/AuthorizationServicesConnector.cs
index d2da85f..a130f71 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Authorization/AuthorizationServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Authorization/AuthorizationServicesConnector.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ using OpenMetaverse;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 {
-    public class AuthorizationServicesConnector 
+    public class AuthorizationServicesConnector
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log =
                 LogManager.GetLogger(
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
         private string m_ServerURI = String.Empty;
         private bool m_ResponseOnFailure = true;
-       
+
         public AuthorizationServicesConnector()
         {
         }
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                 throw new Exception("Authorization connector init error");
             }
             m_ServerURI = serviceURI;
-            
+
             // this dictates what happens if the remote service fails, if the service fails and the value is true
             // the user is authorized for the region.
             bool responseOnFailure = authorizationConfig.GetBoolean("ResponseOnFailure",true);
-                    
+
             m_ResponseOnFailure = responseOnFailure;
             m_log.Info("[AUTHORIZATION CONNECTOR]: AuthorizationService initialized");
         }
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
         {
             // do a remote call to the authorization server specified in the AuthorizationServerURI
             m_log.InfoFormat("[AUTHORIZATION CONNECTOR]: IsAuthorizedForRegion checking {0} at remote server {1}", userID, m_ServerURI);
-            
+
             string uri = m_ServerURI;
-            
+
             AuthorizationRequest req = new AuthorizationRequest(userID, firstname, surname, email, regionName, regionID);
-            
+
             AuthorizationResponse response;
             try
             {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             }
             m_log.DebugFormat("[AUTHORIZATION CONNECTOR] response from remote service was {0}", response.Message);
             message = response.Message;
-            
+
             return response.IsAuthorized;
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Avatar/AvatarServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Avatar/AvatarServicesConnector.cs
index 3f44efa..424e95a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Avatar/AvatarServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Avatar/AvatarServicesConnector.cs
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             AvatarData avatar = GetAvatar(userID);
             return avatar.ToAvatarAppearance();
         }
-        
+
         public bool SetAppearance(UUID userID, AvatarAppearance appearance)
         {
             AvatarData avatar = new AvatarData(appearance);
             return SetAvatar(userID,avatar);
         }
-            
+
         public AvatarData GetAvatar(UUID userID)
         {
             Dictionary<string, object> sendData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Estate/EstateDataConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Estate/EstateDataConnector.cs
index 6412bcd..b9a6281 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Estate/EstateDataConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Estate/EstateDataConnector.cs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             // If we don't have them, load them from the server
             List<EstateSettings> estates = null;
             if (!m_EstateCache.TryGetValue("estates", out estates))
-                LoadEstateSettingsAll();
+                estates = LoadEstateSettingsAll();
 
             foreach (EstateSettings es in estates)
                 eids.Add((int)es.EstateID);
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             // If we don't have them, load them from the server
             List<EstateSettings> estates = null;
             if (!m_EstateCache.TryGetValue("estates", out estates))
-                LoadEstateSettingsAll();
+                estates = LoadEstateSettingsAll();
 
             List<int> eids = new List<int>();
             foreach (EstateSettings es in estates)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             // If we don't have them, load them from the server
             List<EstateSettings> estates = null;
             if (!m_EstateCache.TryGetValue("estates", out estates))
-                LoadEstateSettingsAll();
+                estates = LoadEstateSettingsAll();
 
             List<int> eids = new List<int>();
             foreach (EstateSettings es in estates)
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                     }
                     else
                         m_log.Error(string.Format(
-                            "[ESTATE CONNECTOR]: WebException for {0} {1} {2} ",
+                            "[ESTATE CONNECTOR]: WebException for {0} {1} {2} {3}",
                             verb, uri, formdata, e));
                 }
             }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Friends/FriendsServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Friends/FriendsServicesConnector.cs
index b7702a8..873b554 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Friends/FriendsServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Friends/FriendsServicesConnector.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Friends
 
 
         #region IFriendsService
-        
+
         public FriendInfo[] GetFriends(UUID PrincipalID)
         {
             Dictionary<string, object> sendData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Friends/FriendsSimConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Friends/FriendsSimConnector.cs
index 6d5ce4b..74cd703 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Friends/FriendsSimConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Friends/FriendsSimConnector.cs
@@ -144,44 +144,48 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Friends
 
         private bool Call(GridRegion region, Dictionary<string, object> sendData)
         {
-            string reqString = ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData);
-            //m_log.DebugFormat("[FRIENDS SIM CONNECTOR]: queryString = {0}", reqString);
-            if (region == null)
-                return false;
-
-            string path = ServicePath();
-            if (!region.ServerURI.EndsWith("/"))
-                path = "/" + path;
-            string uri = region.ServerURI + path;
-//            m_log.DebugFormat("[FRIENDS SIM CONNECTOR]: calling {0}", uri);
-
-            try
-            {
-                string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString);
-                if (reply != string.Empty)
+            Util.FireAndForget(x => {
+                string reqString = ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData);
+                //m_log.DebugFormat("[FRIENDS SIM CONNECTOR]: queryString = {0}", reqString);
+                if (region == null)
+                    return;
+
+                string path = ServicePath();
+                if (!region.ServerURI.EndsWith("/"))
+                    path = "/" + path;
+                string uri = region.ServerURI + path;
+                // m_log.DebugFormat("[FRIENDS SIM CONNECTOR]: calling {0}", uri);
+
+                try
                 {
-                    Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
-
-                    if (replyData.ContainsKey("RESULT"))
+                    string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString, 15, null, false);
+                    if (reply != string.Empty)
                     {
-                        if (replyData["RESULT"].ToString().ToLower() == "true")
-                            return true;
+                        Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
+
+                        if (replyData.ContainsKey("RESULT"))
+                        {
+//                            if (replyData["RESULT"].ToString().ToLower() == "true")
+//                                return;
+//                            else
+                            return;
+                        }
                         else
-                            return false;
+                            m_log.DebugFormat("[FRIENDS SIM CONNECTOR]: reply data does not contain result field");
+
                     }
                     else
-                        m_log.DebugFormat("[FRIENDS SIM CONNECTOR]: reply data does not contain result field");
-
+                        m_log.DebugFormat("[FRIENDS SIM CONNECTOR]: received empty reply");
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    m_log.DebugFormat("[FRIENDS SIM CONNECTOR]: Exception when contacting remote sim at {0}: {1}", uri, e.Message);
                 }
-                else
-                    m_log.DebugFormat("[FRIENDS SIM CONNECTOR]: received empty reply");
-            }
-            catch (Exception e)
-            {
-                m_log.DebugFormat("[FRIENDS SIM CONNECTOR]: Exception when contacting remote sim at {0}: {1}", uri, e.Message);
-            }
-
-            return false;
+
+                return;
+            });
+
+            return true;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Grid/GridServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Grid/GridServicesConnector.cs
index 596f867..ded7806 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Grid/GridServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Grid/GridServicesConnector.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
         private string m_ServerURI = String.Empty;
 
+        private ExpiringCache<ulong, GridRegion> m_regionCache =
+                new ExpiringCache<ulong, GridRegion>();
+
         public GridServicesConnector()
         {
         }
@@ -275,6 +278,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
         public GridRegion GetRegionByPosition(UUID scopeID, int x, int y)
         {
+            GridRegion rinfo = null;
+            ulong regionHandle = Util.UIntsToLong((uint)x, (uint)y);
+
+            // this cache includes NULL regions
+            if (m_regionCache.TryGetValue(regionHandle, out rinfo))
+                return rinfo;
+
             Dictionary<string, object> sendData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
 
             sendData["SCOPEID"] = scopeID.ToString();
@@ -296,7 +306,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                 return null;
             }
 
-            GridRegion rinfo = null;
             if (reply != string.Empty)
             {
                 Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
@@ -316,6 +325,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             else
                 m_log.DebugFormat("[GRID CONNECTOR]: GetRegionByPosition received null reply");
 
+            m_regionCache.Add(regionHandle, rinfo, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(600));
+
             return rinfo;
         }
 
@@ -672,7 +683,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
             return rinfos;
         }
-        
+
         public int GetRegionFlags(UUID scopeID, UUID regionID)
         {
             Dictionary<string, object> sendData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
@@ -744,7 +755,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             if (reply != string.Empty)
             {
                 Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
-                
+
                 if ((replyData != null) && replyData.Count > 0)
                 {
                     foreach (string key in replyData.Keys)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/GatekeeperServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/GatekeeperServiceConnector.cs
index b1663ee..e814c45 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/GatekeeperServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/GatekeeperServiceConnector.cs
@@ -73,13 +73,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid
             return "foreignobject/";
         }
 
-        public bool LinkRegion(GridRegion info, out UUID regionID, out ulong realHandle, out string externalName, out string imageURL, out string reason)
+        public bool LinkRegion(GridRegion info, out UUID regionID, out ulong realHandle, out string externalName, out string imageURL, out string reason, out int sizeX, out int sizeY)
         {
             regionID = UUID.Zero;
             imageURL = string.Empty;
             realHandle = 0;
             externalName = string.Empty;
             reason = string.Empty;
+            sizeX = (int)Constants.RegionSize;
+            sizeY = (int)Constants.RegionSize;
 
             Hashtable hash = new Hashtable();
             hash["region_name"] = info.RegionName;
@@ -134,8 +136,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid
                         externalName = (string)hash["external_name"];
                         //m_log.Debug(">> HERE, externalName: " + externalName);
                     }
+                    if (hash["size_x"] != null)
+                    {
+                        Int32.TryParse((string)hash["size_x"], out sizeX);
+                    }
+                    if (hash["size_y"] != null)
+                    {
+                        Int32.TryParse((string)hash["size_y"], out sizeY);
+                    }
                 }
-
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
@@ -160,14 +169,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid
 
             try
             {
-                WebClient c = new WebClient();
+                //m_log.Debug("JPEG: " + imageURL);
                 string name = regionID.ToString();
                 filename = Path.Combine(storagePath, name + ".jpg");
                 m_log.DebugFormat("[GATEKEEPER SERVICE CONNECTOR]: Map image at {0}, cached at {1}", imageURL, filename);
                 if (!File.Exists(filename))
                 {
                     m_log.DebugFormat("[GATEKEEPER SERVICE CONNECTOR]: downloading...");
-                    c.DownloadFile(imageURL, filename);
+                    using(WebClient c = new WebClient())
+                        c.DownloadFile(imageURL, filename);
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -189,11 +199,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid
 
                 ass.Data = imageData;
 
-                mapTile = ass.FullID;
-
-                // finally
                 m_AssetService.Store(ass);
 
+                // finally
+                mapTile = ass.FullID;
             }
             catch // LEGIT: Catching problems caused by OpenJPEG p/invoke
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/HGFriendsServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/HGFriendsServicesConnector.cs
index 622d4e1..8b31fa2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/HGFriendsServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/HGFriendsServicesConnector.cs
@@ -277,7 +277,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid
             {
                 reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), 15);
+                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData),
+                        15,
+                        null,
+                        false);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/HeloServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/HeloServicesConnector.cs
index b5e6d69..91e1740 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/HeloServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/HeloServicesConnector.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ using Nini.Config;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 {
-    public class HeloServicesConnector 
+    public class HeloServicesConnector
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log =
                 LogManager.GetLogger(
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/UserAgentServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/UserAgentServiceConnector.cs
index 8abd046..f2bb52a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/UserAgentServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/UserAgentServiceConnector.cs
@@ -70,9 +70,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid
                 {
                     Uri m_Uri = new Uri(m_ServerURL);
                     IPAddress ip = Util.GetHostFromDNS(m_Uri.Host);
-                    m_ServerURL = m_ServerURL.Replace(m_Uri.Host, ip.ToString());
-                    if (!m_ServerURL.EndsWith("/"))
-                        m_ServerURL += "/";
+                    if(ip != null)
+                    {
+                        m_ServerURL = m_ServerURL.Replace(m_Uri.Host, ip.ToString());
+                        if (!m_ServerURL.EndsWith("/"))
+                            m_ServerURL += "/";
+                    }
+                    else
+                        m_log.DebugFormat("[USER AGENT CONNECTOR]: Failed to resolv address of {0}", url);
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid
             return "homeagent/";
         }
 
-        // The Login service calls this interface with fromLogin=true 
+        // The Login service calls this interface with fromLogin=true
         // Sims call it with fromLogin=false
         // Either way, this is verified by the handler
         public bool LoginAgentToGrid(GridRegion source, AgentCircuitData aCircuit, GridRegion gatekeeper, GridRegion destination, bool fromLogin, out string reason)
@@ -138,7 +143,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid
             Console.WriteLine("   >>> LoginAgentToGrid <<< " + home.ServerURI);
 
             uint flags = fromLogin ? (uint)TeleportFlags.ViaLogin : (uint)TeleportFlags.ViaHome;
-            return CreateAgent(source, home, aCircuit, flags, out reason);
+            EntityTransferContext ctx = new EntityTransferContext();
+            return CreateAgent(source, home, aCircuit, flags, ctx, out reason);
         }
 
 
@@ -158,7 +164,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid
         }
 
         public void SetClientToken(UUID sessionID, string token)
-        { 
+        {
             // no-op
         }
 
@@ -415,7 +421,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid
 
             XmlRpcRequest request = new XmlRpcRequest("get_online_friends", paramList);
 //            string reason = string.Empty;
-            
+
             // Send and get reply
             List<UUID> online = new List<UUID>();
             XmlRpcResponse response = null;
@@ -496,7 +502,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid
             hash["userID"] = userID.ToString();
 
             hash = CallServer("get_server_urls", hash);
-           
+
             Dictionary<string, object> serverURLs = new Dictionary<string, object>();
             foreach (object key in hash.Keys)
             {
@@ -515,7 +521,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid
             Hashtable hash = new Hashtable();
             hash["userID"] = userID.ToString();
 
-            hash = CallServer("locate_user", hash);           
+            hash = CallServer("locate_user", hash);
 
             string url = string.Empty;
 
@@ -571,7 +577,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid
             XmlRpcResponse response = null;
             try
             {
-                response = request.Send(m_ServerURL, 10000);
+                // We can not use m_ServerURL here anymore because it causes
+                // the HTTP request to be built without a host name. This messes
+                // with OSGrid's NGINX and can make OSGrid avatars unable to TP
+                // to other grids running recent mono.
+                response = request.Send(m_ServerURLHost, 10000);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Inventory/XInventoryServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Inventory/XInventoryServicesConnector.cs
index 7cecd93..dcf25ad 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Inventory/XInventoryServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Inventory/XInventoryServicesConnector.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
         private string m_ServerURI = String.Empty;
 
+        private int m_maxRetries = 0;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Timeout for remote requests.
         /// </summary>
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
         /// In this case, -1 is default timeout (100 seconds), not infinite.
         /// </remarks>
         private int m_requestTimeoutSecs = -1;
+        private string m_configName = "InventoryService";
 
         private const double CACHE_EXPIRATION_SECONDS = 20.0;
         private static ExpiringCache<UUID, InventoryItemBase> m_ItemCache = new ExpiringCache<UUID,InventoryItemBase>();
@@ -74,6 +77,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             m_ServerURI = serverURI.TrimEnd('/');
         }
 
+        public XInventoryServicesConnector(IConfigSource source, string configName)
+            : base(source, configName)
+        {
+            m_configName = configName;
+            Initialise(source);
+        }
+
         public XInventoryServicesConnector(IConfigSource source)
             : base(source, "InventoryService")
         {
@@ -82,10 +92,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
         public virtual void Initialise(IConfigSource source)
         {
-            IConfig config = source.Configs["InventoryService"];
+            IConfig config = source.Configs[m_configName];
             if (config == null)
             {
-                m_log.Error("[INVENTORY CONNECTOR]: InventoryService missing from OpenSim.ini");
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[INVENTORY CONNECTOR]: {0} missing from OpenSim.ini", m_configName);
                 throw new Exception("Inventory connector init error");
             }
 
@@ -100,16 +110,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             m_ServerURI = serviceURI;
 
             m_requestTimeoutSecs = config.GetInt("RemoteRequestTimeout", m_requestTimeoutSecs);
+            m_maxRetries = config.GetInt("MaxRetries", m_maxRetries);
 
             StatsManager.RegisterStat(
                 new Stat(
-                "RequestsMade", 
-                "Requests made", 
-                "Number of requests made to the remove inventory service", 
-                "requests", 
-                "inventory", 
-                serviceURI, 
-                StatType.Pull, 
+                "RequestsMade",
+                "Requests made",
+                "Number of requests made to the remove inventory service",
+                "requests",
+                "inventory",
+                serviceURI,
+                StatType.Pull,
                 MeasuresOfInterest.AverageChangeOverTime,
                 s => s.Value = RequestsMade,
                 StatVerbosity.Debug));
@@ -240,7 +251,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
             return inventory;
         }
-        
+
         public virtual InventoryCollection[] GetMultipleFoldersContent(UUID principalID, UUID[] folderIDs)
         {
             InventoryCollection[] inventoryArr = new InventoryCollection[folderIDs.Length];
@@ -520,10 +531,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             return CheckReturn(ret);
         }
 
-        public InventoryItemBase GetItem(InventoryItemBase item)
+        public InventoryItemBase GetItem(UUID principalID, UUID itemID)
         {
             InventoryItemBase retrieved = null;
-            if (m_ItemCache.TryGetValue(item.ID, out retrieved))
+            if (m_ItemCache.TryGetValue(itemID, out retrieved))
             {
                 return retrieved;
             }
@@ -532,7 +543,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 Dictionary<string, object> ret = MakeRequest("GETITEM",
                         new Dictionary<string, object> {
-                        { "ID", item.ID.ToString() }
+                        { "ID", itemID.ToString() },
+                        { "PRINCIPAL", principalID.ToString() }
                     });
 
                 if (!CheckReturn(ret))
@@ -545,7 +557,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                 m_log.Error("[XINVENTORY SERVICES CONNECTOR]: Exception in GetItem: ", e);
             }
 
-            m_ItemCache.AddOrUpdate(item.ID, retrieved, CACHE_EXPIRATION_SECONDS);
+            m_ItemCache.AddOrUpdate(itemID, retrieved, CACHE_EXPIRATION_SECONDS);
 
             return retrieved;
         }
@@ -559,6 +571,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             List<UUID> pending = new List<UUID>();
             InventoryItemBase item = null;
             int i = 0;
+
             foreach (UUID id in itemIDs)
             {
                 if (m_ItemCache.TryGetValue(id, out item))
@@ -612,13 +625,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             return itemArr;
         }
 
-        public InventoryFolderBase GetFolder(InventoryFolderBase folder)
+        public InventoryFolderBase GetFolder(UUID principalID, UUID folderID)
         {
             try
             {
                 Dictionary<string, object> ret = MakeRequest("GETFOLDER",
                         new Dictionary<string, object> {
-                        { "ID", folder.ID.ToString() }
+                        { "ID", folderID.ToString() },
+                        { "PRINCIPAL", principalID.ToString() }
                     });
 
                 if (!CheckReturn(ret))
@@ -660,7 +674,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                         { "ASSET", assetID.ToString() }
                     });
 
-            // We cannot use CheckReturn() here because valid values for RESULT are "false" (in the case of request failure) or an int           
+            // We cannot use CheckReturn() here because valid values for RESULT are "false" (in the case of request failure) or an int
             if (ret == null)
                 return 0;
 
@@ -697,11 +711,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
             RequestsMade++;
 
-            string reply 
-                = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest(
+            string reply = String.Empty;
+            int retries = 0;
+
+            do
+            {
+                reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest(
                     "POST", m_ServerURI + "/xinventory",
                      ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_requestTimeoutSecs, m_Auth);
 
+                if (reply != String.Empty)
+                    break;
+
+                retries++;
+            } while (retries <= m_maxRetries);
+
             Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(
                     reply);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Land/LandServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Land/LandServicesConnector.cs
index 034c42e..5492e83 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Land/LandServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Land/LandServicesConnector.cs
@@ -66,22 +66,31 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
         public virtual LandData GetLandData(UUID scopeID, ulong regionHandle, uint x, uint y, out byte regionAccess)
         {
             LandData landData = null;
-            Hashtable hash = new Hashtable();
-            hash["region_handle"] = regionHandle.ToString();
-            hash["x"] = x.ToString();
-            hash["y"] = y.ToString();
 
             IList paramList = new ArrayList();
-            paramList.Add(hash);
             regionAccess = 42; // Default to adult. Better safe...
 
             try
             {
                 uint xpos = 0, ypos = 0;
                 Util.RegionHandleToWorldLoc(regionHandle, out xpos, out ypos);
+
                 GridRegion info = m_GridService.GetRegionByPosition(scopeID, (int)xpos, (int)ypos);
                 if (info != null) // just to be sure
                 {
+                    string targetHandlestr = info.RegionHandle.ToString();
+                    if( ypos == 0 ) //HG proxy?
+                    {
+                        // this is real region handle on hg proxies hack
+                        targetHandlestr = info.RegionSecret;
+                    }
+
+                    Hashtable hash = new Hashtable();
+                    hash["region_handle"] = targetHandlestr;
+                    hash["x"] = x.ToString();
+                    hash["y"] = y.ToString();
+                    paramList.Add(hash);
+
                     XmlRpcRequest request = new XmlRpcRequest("land_data", paramList);
                     XmlRpcResponse response = request.Send(info.ServerURI, 10000);
                     if (response.IsFault)
@@ -108,17 +117,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                             landData.UserLocation = Vector3.Parse((string)hash["UserLocation"]);
                             if (hash["RegionAccess"] != null)
                                 regionAccess = (byte)Convert.ToInt32((string)hash["RegionAccess"]);
+                            if(hash["Dwell"] != null)
+                                landData.Dwell = Convert.ToSingle((string)hash["Dwell"]);
                             m_log.DebugFormat("[LAND CONNECTOR]: Got land data for parcel {0}", landData.Name);
                         }
                         catch (Exception e)
                         {
                             m_log.ErrorFormat(
-                                "[LAND CONNECTOR]: Got exception while parsing land-data: {0} {1}", 
+                                "[LAND CONNECTOR]: Got exception while parsing land-data: {0} {1}",
                                 e.Message, e.StackTrace);
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                else 
+                else
                     m_log.WarnFormat("[LAND CONNECTOR]: Couldn't find region with handle {0}", regionHandle);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
@@ -126,8 +137,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                 m_log.ErrorFormat(
                     "[LAND CONNECTOR]: Couldn't contact region {0}: {1} {2}", regionHandle, e.Message, e.StackTrace);
             }
-        
+
             return landData;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/MapImage/MapImageServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/MapImage/MapImageServicesConnector.cs
index c91ed84..84c4efe 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/MapImage/MapImageServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/MapImage/MapImageServicesConnector.cs
@@ -149,13 +149,75 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             return false;
         }
 
-        public bool AddMapTile(int x, int y, byte[] jpgData, out string reason)
+        public bool RemoveMapTile(int x, int y, UUID scopeID, out string reason)
         {
             reason = string.Empty;
             int tickstart = Util.EnvironmentTickCount();
             Dictionary<string, object> sendData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
             sendData["X"] = x.ToString();
             sendData["Y"] = y.ToString();
+            sendData["SCOPE"] = scopeID.ToString();
+
+            string reqString = ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData);
+            string uri = m_ServerURI + "/removemap";
+
+            try
+            {
+                string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
+                        uri,
+                        reqString);
+                if (reply != string.Empty)
+                {
+                    Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
+
+                    if (replyData.ContainsKey("Result") && (replyData["Result"].ToString().ToLower() == "success"))
+                    {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                    else if (replyData.ContainsKey("Result") && (replyData["Result"].ToString().ToLower() == "failure"))
+                    {
+                        m_log.DebugFormat("[MAP IMAGE CONNECTOR]: Delete failed: {0}", replyData["Message"].ToString());
+                        reason = replyData["Message"].ToString();
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    else if (!replyData.ContainsKey("Result"))
+                    {
+                        m_log.DebugFormat("[MAP IMAGE CONNECTOR]: reply data does not contain result field");
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        m_log.DebugFormat("[MAP IMAGE CONNECTOR]: unexpected result {0}", replyData["Result"].ToString());
+                        reason = "Unexpected result " + replyData["Result"].ToString();
+                    }
+
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    m_log.DebugFormat("[MAP IMAGE CONNECTOR]: Map post received null reply");
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                m_log.DebugFormat("[MAP IMAGE CONNECTOR]: Exception when contacting map server at {0}: {1}", uri, e.Message);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                // This just dumps a warning for any operation that takes more than 100 ms
+                int tickdiff = Util.EnvironmentTickCountSubtract(tickstart);
+                m_log.DebugFormat("[MAP IMAGE CONNECTOR]: map tile deleted in {0}ms", tickdiff);
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public bool AddMapTile(int x, int y, byte[] jpgData, UUID scopeID, out string reason)
+        {
+            reason = string.Empty;
+            int tickstart = Util.EnvironmentTickCount();
+            Dictionary<string, object> sendData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+            sendData["X"] = x.ToString();
+            sendData["Y"] = y.ToString();
+            sendData["SCOPE"] = scopeID.ToString();
             sendData["TYPE"] = "image/jpeg";
             sendData["DATA"] = Convert.ToBase64String(jpgData);
 
@@ -216,7 +278,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
         }
 
-        public byte[] GetMapTile(string fileName, out string format)
+        public byte[] GetMapTile(string fileName, UUID scopeID, out string format)
         {
             format = string.Empty;
             new Exception("GetMapTile method not Implemented");
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/MuteList/MuteListServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/MuteList/MuteListServicesConnector.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e574c1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/MuteList/MuteListServicesConnector.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Contributors, http://opensimulator.org/
+ * See CONTRIBUTORS.TXT for a full list of copyright holders.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of the OpenSimulator Project nor the
+ *       names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+ *       derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPERS ``AS IS'' AND ANY
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+using log4net;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Nini.Config;
+using OpenSim.Framework;
+
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
+using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+using GridRegion = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.GridRegion;
+using OpenSim.Server.Base;
+using OpenMetaverse;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
+{
+    public class MuteListServicesConnector : BaseServiceConnector, IMuteListService
+    {
+        private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+
+        private string m_ServerURI = String.Empty;
+
+        public MuteListServicesConnector()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public MuteListServicesConnector(string serverURI)
+        {
+            m_ServerURI = serverURI.TrimEnd('/') + "/mutelist";
+        }
+
+        public MuteListServicesConnector(IConfigSource source)
+        {
+            Initialise(source);
+        }
+
+        public virtual void Initialise(IConfigSource source)
+        {
+            IConfig gridConfig = source.Configs["MuteListService"];
+            if (gridConfig == null)
+            {
+                m_log.Error("[MUTELIST CONNECTOR]: MuteListService missing from configuration");
+                throw new Exception("MuteList connector init error");
+            }
+
+            string serviceURI = gridConfig.GetString("MuteListServerURI",
+                    String.Empty);
+
+            if (serviceURI == String.Empty)
+            {
+                m_log.Error("[GRID USER CONNECTOR]: No Server URI named in section GridUserService");
+                throw new Exception("GridUser connector init error");
+            }
+            m_ServerURI = serviceURI + "/mutelist";;
+            base.Initialise(source, "MuteListService");
+        }
+
+        #region IMuteListService
+        public Byte[] MuteListRequest(UUID agentID, uint crc)
+        {
+            Dictionary<string, object> sendData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+            sendData["METHOD"] = "get";
+            sendData["agentid"] = agentID.ToString();
+            sendData["mutecrc"] = crc.ToString();
+
+            try
+            {
+                string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", m_ServerURI,
+                                    ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
+                if (reply != string.Empty)
+                {
+                    Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
+
+                    if (replyData.ContainsKey("result"))
+                    {
+                        string datastr = replyData["result"].ToString();
+                        if(String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(datastr))
+                            return null;
+                        return Convert.FromBase64String(datastr);
+                    }
+                    else
+                        m_log.DebugFormat("[MUTELIST CONNECTOR]: get reply data does not contain result field");
+                }
+                else
+                    m_log.DebugFormat("[MUTELIST CONNECTOR]: get received empty reply");
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                m_log.DebugFormat("[MUTELIST CONNECTOR]: Exception when contacting server at {0}: {1}", m_ServerURI, e.Message);
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public bool UpdateMute(MuteData mute)
+        {
+            Dictionary<string, object> sendData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+            sendData["METHOD"] = "update";
+            sendData["agentid"] = mute.AgentID.ToString();
+            sendData["muteid"] = mute.MuteID.ToString();
+            if(mute.MuteType != 0)
+                sendData["mutetype"] = mute.MuteType.ToString();
+            if(mute.MuteFlags != 0)
+                sendData["muteflags"] = mute.MuteFlags.ToString();
+            sendData["mutestamp"] = mute.Stamp.ToString();
+            if(!String.IsNullOrEmpty(mute.MuteName))
+                sendData["mutename"] = mute.MuteName;
+
+            return doSimplePost(ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), "update");
+         }
+
+        public bool RemoveMute(UUID agentID, UUID muteID, string muteName)
+        {
+            Dictionary<string, object> sendData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+            sendData["METHOD"] = "delete";
+            sendData["agentid"] = agentID.ToString();
+            sendData["muteid"] = muteID.ToString();
+            if(!String.IsNullOrEmpty(muteName))
+                sendData["mutename"] = muteName;
+
+            return doSimplePost(ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), "remove");
+        }
+
+        #endregion IMuteListService
+
+        private bool doSimplePost(string reqString, string meth)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", m_ServerURI, reqString, m_Auth);
+                if (reply != string.Empty)
+                {
+                    Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
+
+                    if (replyData.ContainsKey("result"))
+                    {
+                        if (replyData["result"].ToString().ToLower() == "success")
+                            return true;
+                        else
+                            return false;
+                    }
+                    else
+                        m_log.DebugFormat("[MUTELIST CONNECTOR]: {0} reply data does not contain result field", meth);
+                }
+                else
+                    m_log.DebugFormat("[MUTELIST CONNECTOR]: {0} received empty reply", meth);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                m_log.DebugFormat("[MUTELIST CONNECTOR]: Exception when contacting server at {0}: {1}", m_ServerURI, e.Message);
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Neighbour/NeighbourServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Neighbour/NeighbourServicesConnector.cs
index 925364a..5f075ac 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Neighbour/NeighbourServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Neighbour/NeighbourServicesConnector.cs
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                m_log.Warn(string.Format(
-                    "[NEIGHBOUR SERVICES CONNECTOR]: Unable to send HelloNeighbour from {0} to {1} (uri {2}).  Exception {3} ",
-                    thisRegion.RegionName, region.RegionName, uri, e.Message), e);
+//                m_log.WarnFormat(
+//                    "[NEIGHBOUR SERVICE CONNCTOR]: Unable to send HelloNeighbour from {0} to {1}.  Exception {2}{3}",
+//                    thisRegion.RegionName, region.RegionName, e.Message, e.StackTrace);
 
                 return false;
             }
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                     {
                         using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(s))
                         {
+                            sr.ReadToEnd(); // just try to read
                             //reply = sr.ReadToEnd().Trim();
-                            sr.ReadToEnd().Trim();
                             //m_log.InfoFormat("[REST COMMS]: DoHelloNeighbourCall reply was {0} ", reply);
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Presence/PresenceServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Presence/PresenceServicesConnector.cs
index b7e95c4..89d64ca 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Presence/PresenceServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Presence/PresenceServicesConnector.cs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        reqString, 
+                        reqString,
                         m_Auth);
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
@@ -313,6 +313,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                 {
                     pinfo = new PresenceInfo((Dictionary<string, object>)replyData["result"]);
                 }
+                else
+                {
+                    if (replyData["result"].ToString() == "null")
+                        return null;
+
+                    m_log.DebugFormat("[PRESENCE CONNECTOR]: Invalid reply (result not dictionary) received from presence server when querying for sessionID {0}", sessionID.ToString());
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                m_log.DebugFormat("[PRESENCE CONNECTOR]: Invalid reply received from presence server when querying for sessionID {0}", sessionID.ToString());
             }
 
             return pinfo;
@@ -355,7 +366,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
             if (replyData != null)
             {
-                if (replyData.ContainsKey("result") && 
+                if (replyData.ContainsKey("result") &&
                     (replyData["result"].ToString() == "null" || replyData["result"].ToString() == "Failure"))
                 {
                     return new PresenceInfo[0];
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index c581a59..76d26d6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
-// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
+// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following
 // set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
 // associated with an assembly.
 [assembly: AssemblyTitle("OpenSim.Services.Connectors")]
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
 
-// Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible 
-// to COM components.  If you need to access a type in this assembly from 
+// Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible
+// to COM components.  If you need to access a type in this assembly from
 // COM, set the ComVisible attribute to true on that type.
 [assembly: ComVisible(false)]
 
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 // Version information for an assembly consists of the following four values:
 //
 //      Major Version
-//      Minor Version 
+//      Minor Version
 //      Build Number
 //      Revision
 //
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.8.3.*")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion(OpenSim.VersionInfo.AssemblyVersionNumber)]
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianAssetServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianAssetServiceConnector.cs
index 9ad4a7a..953bc2a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianAssetServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianAssetServiceConnector.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
         private static string ZeroID = UUID.Zero.ToString();
 
         private string m_serverUrl = String.Empty;
-        private IImprovedAssetCache m_cache;
+        private IAssetCache m_cache;
         private bool m_Enabled = false;
 
         #region ISharedRegionModule
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
         {
             if (m_cache == null)
             {
-                IImprovedAssetCache cache = scene.RequestModuleInterface<IImprovedAssetCache>();
+                IAssetCache cache = scene.RequestModuleInterface<IAssetCache>();
                 if (cache is ISharedRegionModule)
                     m_cache = cache;
             }
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
         public string Name { get { return "SimianAssetServiceConnector"; } }
         public void AddRegion(Scene scene) { if (m_Enabled) { scene.RegisterModuleInterface<IAssetService>(this); } }
         public void RemoveRegion(Scene scene) { if (m_Enabled) { scene.UnregisterModuleInterface<IAssetService>(this); } }
-        
+
         #endregion ISharedRegionModule
 
         public SimianAssetServiceConnector(IConfigSource source)
@@ -136,19 +136,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
             // Cache fetch
             if (m_cache != null)
             {
-                AssetBase asset = m_cache.Get(id);
+                AssetBase asset;
+                if (!m_cache.Get(id, out asset))
+                    return null;
                 if (asset != null)
                     return asset;
             }
 
             return SimianGetOperation(id);
         }
-        
+
 
         public AssetBase GetCached(string id)
         {
+            AssetBase asset;
             if (m_cache != null)
-                return m_cache.Get(id);
+                m_cache.Get(id, out asset);
 
             return null;
         }
@@ -169,7 +172,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
             // Cache fetch
             if (m_cache != null)
             {
-                AssetBase asset = m_cache.Get(id);
+                AssetBase asset;
+                if (!m_cache.Get(id, out asset))
+                    return null;
                 if (asset != null)
                     return asset.Metadata;
             }
@@ -177,7 +182,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
             // return GetRemoteMetadata(id);
             return SimianGetMetadataOperation(id);
         }
-        
+
         public byte[] GetData(string id)
         {
             if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(m_serverUrl))
@@ -212,7 +217,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
             // Cache fetch
             if (m_cache != null)
             {
-                AssetBase asset = m_cache.Get(id);
+                AssetBase asset;
+                if (!m_cache.Get(id, out asset))
+                    return false;
+
                 if (asset != null)
                 {
                     handler(id, sender, asset);
@@ -296,7 +304,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
 
             return SimianStoreOperation(asset);
         }
-        
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Update an asset's content
         /// </summary>
@@ -344,7 +352,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
 
             return SimianDeleteOperation(id);
         }
-        
+
 #endregion IAssetService
 
 #region SimianOperations
@@ -369,9 +377,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                     m_log.WarnFormat("[SIMIAN ASSET CONNECTOR]: failed to delete asset; {0}",response["Message"].AsString());
                     return false;
                 }
-                
+
                 return true;
-                
+
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -400,7 +408,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                             { "Temporary", asset.Temporary ? "1" : "0" },
                             { "Name", asset.Name }
                     };
-                
+
                 OSDMap response = SimianGrid.PostToService(m_serverUrl,requestArgs);
                 if (! response["Success"].AsBoolean())
                 {
@@ -410,13 +418,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
 
                 // asset.ID is always set before calling this function
                 return asset.ID;
-                
+
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 m_log.ErrorFormat("[SIMIAN ASSET CONNECTOR] failed to store asset; {0}",ex.Message);
             }
-            
+
             return null;
         }
 
@@ -427,12 +435,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
         /// <returns></returns>
         private AssetBase SimianGetOperation(string id)
         {
-            try 
+            try
             {
                 NameValueCollection requestArgs = new NameValueCollection
                     {
                             { "RequestMethod", "xGetAsset" },
-                            { "ID", id } 
+                            { "ID", id }
                     };
 
                 OSDMap response = SimianGrid.PostToService(m_serverUrl,requestArgs);
@@ -441,7 +449,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                     m_log.WarnFormat("[SIMIAN ASSET CONNECTOR] Failed to get asset; {0}",response["Message"].AsString());
                     return null;
                 }
-            
+
                 AssetBase asset = new AssetBase();
 
                 asset.ID = id;
@@ -475,7 +483,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                 NameValueCollection requestArgs = new NameValueCollection
                     {
                             { "RequestMethod", "xGetAssetMetadata" },
-                            { "ID", id } 
+                            { "ID", id }
                     };
 
                 OSDMap response = SimianGrid.PostToService(m_serverUrl,requestArgs);
@@ -485,7 +493,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                     // m_log.DebugFormat("[SIMIAN ASSET CONNECTOR] Failed to get asset metadata; {0}",response["Message"].AsString());
                     return null;
                 }
-            
+
                 AssetMetadata metadata = new AssetMetadata();
                 metadata.ID = id;
                 metadata.ContentType = response["ContentType"].AsString();
@@ -620,7 +628,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
         //     }
 
         //     string errorMessage = null;
-            
+
         //     // Build the remote storage request
         //     List<MultipartForm.Element> postParameters = new List<MultipartForm.Element>()
         //     {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianAuthenticationServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianAuthenticationServiceConnector.cs
index 3bd11d9..c402907 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianAuthenticationServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianAuthenticationServiceConnector.cs
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                 m_log.Info("[SIMIAN AUTH CONNECTOR]: No AuthenticationServerURI specified, disabling connector");
         }
 
+        public string Authenticate(UUID principalID, string password, int lifetime, out UUID realID)
+        {
+            realID = UUID.Zero;
+            return Authenticate(principalID, password, lifetime);
+        }
+
         public string Authenticate(UUID principalID, string password, int lifetime)
         {
             NameValueCollection requestArgs = new NameValueCollection
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianAvatarServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianAvatarServiceConnector.cs
index a397740..34bb274 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianAvatarServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianAvatarServiceConnector.cs
@@ -146,13 +146,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                              userID,response["Message"].AsString());
             return null;
         }
-        
+
         // <summary>
         // </summary>
         // <param name=""></param>
         public bool SetAppearance(UUID userID, AvatarAppearance appearance)
         {
-            OSDMap map = appearance.Pack();
+            EntityTransferContext ctx = new EntityTransferContext();
+            OSDMap map = appearance.Pack(ctx);
             if (map == null)
             {
                 m_log.WarnFormat("[SIMIAN AVATAR CONNECTOR]: Failed to encode appearance for {0}",userID);
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
 
             return success;
         }
-            
+
         // <summary>
         // </summary>
         // <param name=""></param>
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                     appearance.AvatarHeight = (float)map["Height"].AsReal();
 
                     AvatarData avatar = new AvatarData(appearance);
-                    
+
                     // Get attachments
                     map = null;
                     try { map = OSDParser.DeserializeJson(response["LLAttachments"].AsString()) as OSDMap; }
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                         foreach (KeyValuePair<string, OSD> kvp in map)
                             avatar.Data[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value.AsString();
                     }
-                
+
                     return avatar;
                 }
                 else
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianExternalCapsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianExternalCapsModule.cs
index 764e71f..49bd9a4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianExternalCapsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianExternalCapsModule.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
         private bool m_enabled = true;
         private Scene m_scene;
         private String m_simianURL;
-        
+
 #region IRegionModule Members
 
         public string Name
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
 
         public void Initialise(IConfigSource config)
         {
-            try 
+            try
             {
                 IConfig m_config;
-               
+
                 if ((m_config = config.Configs["SimianExternalCaps"]) != null)
                 {
                     m_enabled = m_config.GetBoolean("Enabled", m_enabled);
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
         public void Close() { }
 
         public void AddRegion(Scene scene)
-        { 
+        {
             if (! m_enabled)
                 return;
-            
+
             m_scene = scene;
             m_scene.RegisterModuleInterface<IExternalCapsModule>(this);
         }
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
             subs["%USR%"] = agentID.ToString();
             subs["%CAP%"] = cap.ToString();
             subs["%SIM%"] = m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionID.ToString();
-            
+
             caps.RegisterHandler(capName,ExpandSkeletonURL(urlSkel,subs));
             return true;
         }
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
         private String ExpandSkeletonURL(String urlSkel, Dictionary<String,String> subs)
         {
             String result = urlSkel;
-            
+
             foreach (KeyValuePair<String,String> kvp in subs)
             {
                 result = result.Replace(kvp.Key,kvp.Value);
             }
-            
+
             return result;
         }
     }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianGrid.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianGrid.cs
index a35d749..b29adb3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianGrid.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianGrid.cs
@@ -52,20 +52,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
         private IConfig m_config = null;
 
         private String m_simianURL;
-        
+
 #region IRegionModule Members
 
         public string Name
         {
             get { return this.GetType().Name; }
         }
-           
+
         public void Initialise(IConfigSource config)
         {
-            try 
+            try
             {
                 m_config = config.Configs["SimianGrid"];
-               
+
                 if (m_config != null)
                 {
                     m_simianURL = m_config.GetString("SimianServiceURL");
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                         // m_log.DebugFormat("[SimianGrid] service URL is not defined");
                         return;
                     }
-                    
+
                     InitialiseSimCap();
                     SimulatorCapability = SimulatorCapability.Trim();
                     m_log.InfoFormat("[SimianExternalCaps] using {0} as simulator capability",SimulatorCapability);
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
 
         ///<summary>
         /// Try a variety of methods for finding the simian simulator capability; first check the
-        /// configuration itself, then look for a file that contains the cap, then finally look 
+        /// configuration itself, then look for a file that contains the cap, then finally look
         /// for an environment variable that contains it.
         ///</summary>
         private void InitialiseSimCap()
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                 SimulatorCapability = m_config.GetString("SimulatorCapability");
                 return;
             }
-            
+
             if (m_config.Contains("SimulatorCapabilityFile"))
             {
                 String filename = m_config.GetString("SimulatorCapabilityFile");
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                     return;
                 }
             }
-            
+
             if (m_config.Contains("SimulatorCapabilityVariable"))
             {
                 String envname = m_config.GetString("SimulatorCapabilityVariable");
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
 
             m_log.WarnFormat("[SimianExternalCaps] no method specified for simulator capability");
         }
-        
+
 #endregion
 
         public static String SimulatorCapability = UUID.Zero.ToString();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianGridMaptileModule.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianGridMaptileModule.cs
index 8375c95..4896d09 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianGridMaptileModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianGridMaptileModule.cs
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
         private int m_refreshtime = 0;
         private int m_lastrefresh = 0;
         private System.Timers.Timer m_refreshTimer = new System.Timers.Timer();
-        
+
         #region ISharedRegionModule
-        
+
         public Type ReplaceableInterface { get { return null; } }
-        public string Name { get { return "SimianGridMaptile"; } }        
+        public string Name { get { return "SimianGridMaptile"; } }
         public void RegionLoaded(Scene scene) { }
         public void Close() { }
-        
+
         ///<summary>
         ///
         ///</summary>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
             IConfig config = source.Configs["SimianGridMaptiles"];
             if (config == null)
                 return;
-            
+
             if (! config.GetBoolean("Enabled", false))
                 return;
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                                 {
                                     uint locX = scene.RegionInfo.RegionLocX + (xx / Constants.RegionSize);
                                     uint locY = scene.RegionInfo.RegionLocY + (yy / Constants.RegionSize);
-                                    
+
                                     ConvertAndUploadMaptile(subMapTile, locX, locY);
                                 }
                             }
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
             }
 
         }
-        
+
         ///<summary>
         ///
         ///</summary>
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                     { "ContentType", "image/png" },
                     { "EncodedData", System.Convert.ToBase64String(pngData) }
                 };
-                            
+
             OSDMap response = SimianGrid.PostToService(m_serverUrl,requestArgs);
             if (! response["Success"].AsBoolean())
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianGridServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianGridServiceConnector.cs
index b031f21..f8eebbe 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianGridServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianGridServiceConnector.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Reflection;
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                 m_log.Error("[SIMIAN GRID CONNECTOR]: No Server URI named in section GridService");
                 throw new Exception("Grid connector init error");
             }
-            
+
             if (!serviceUrl.EndsWith("/") && !serviceUrl.EndsWith("="))
                 serviceUrl = serviceUrl + '/';
             m_ServerURI = serviceUrl;
@@ -100,6 +102,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
 
         public string RegisterRegion(UUID scopeID, GridRegion regionInfo)
         {
+            IPEndPoint ext = regionInfo.ExternalEndPoint;
+            if (ext == null) return "Region registration for " + regionInfo.RegionName + " failed: Could not resolve EndPoint";
+            // Generate and upload our map tile in PNG format to the SimianGrid AddMapTile service
+//            Scene scene;
+//            if (m_scenes.TryGetValue(regionInfo.RegionID, out scene))
+//                UploadMapTile(scene);
+//            else
+//                m_log.Warn("Registering region " + regionInfo.RegionName + " (" + regionInfo.RegionID + ") that we are not tracking");
+
             Vector3d minPosition = new Vector3d(regionInfo.RegionLocX, regionInfo.RegionLocY, 0.0);
             Vector3d maxPosition = minPosition + new Vector3d(regionInfo.RegionSizeX, regionInfo.RegionSizeY, Constants.RegionHeight);
 
@@ -108,7 +119,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                 { "ServerURI", OSD.FromString(regionInfo.ServerURI) },
                 { "InternalAddress", OSD.FromString(regionInfo.InternalEndPoint.Address.ToString()) },
                 { "InternalPort", OSD.FromInteger(regionInfo.InternalEndPoint.Port) },
-                { "ExternalAddress", OSD.FromString(regionInfo.ExternalEndPoint.Address.ToString()) },
+                { "ExternalAddress", OSD.FromString(ext.Address.ToString()) },
                 { "ExternalPort", OSD.FromInteger(regionInfo.ExternalEndPoint.Port) },
                 { "MapTexture", OSD.FromUUID(regionInfo.TerrainImage) },
                 { "Access", OSD.FromInteger(regionInfo.Access) },
@@ -219,7 +230,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
             };
 
             // m_log.DebugFormat("[SIMIAN GRID CONNECTOR] request grid at {0}",position.ToString());
-            
+
             OSDMap response = SimianGrid.PostToService(m_ServerURI, requestArgs);
             if (response["Success"].AsBoolean())
             {
@@ -297,7 +308,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
             };
 
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[SIMIAN GRID CONNECTOR] request regions by range {0} to {1}",minPosition.ToString(),maxPosition.ToString());
-            
+
 
             OSDMap response = SimianGrid.PostToService(m_ServerURI, requestArgs);
             if (response["Success"].AsBoolean())
@@ -402,7 +413,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                 return -1;
             }
         }
-        
+
         public Dictionary<string, object> GetExtraFeatures()
         {
             /// See SimulatorFeaturesModule - Need to get map, search and destination guide
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianInventoryServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianInventoryServiceConnector.cs
index e793420..9eefd16 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianInventoryServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianInventoryServiceConnector.cs
@@ -277,17 +277,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="item"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        public InventoryItemBase GetItem(InventoryItemBase item)
+        public InventoryItemBase GetItem(UUID principalID, UUID itemID)
         {
             InventoryItemBase retrieved = null;
-            if (m_ItemCache.TryGetValue(item.ID, out retrieved))
+            if (m_ItemCache.TryGetValue(itemID, out retrieved))
                 return retrieved;
 
             NameValueCollection requestArgs = new NameValueCollection
             {
                 { "RequestMethod", "GetInventoryNode" },
-                { "ItemID", item.ID.ToString() },
-                { "OwnerID", item.Owner.ToString() },
+                { "ItemID", itemID.ToString() },
+                { "OwnerID", principalID.ToString() },
                 { "IncludeFolders", "1" },
                 { "IncludeItems", "1" },
                 { "ChildrenOnly", "1" }
@@ -303,17 +303,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                     // and sanity check just in case
                     for (int i = 0; i < items.Count; i++)
                     {
-                        if (items[i].ID == item.ID)
+                        if (items[i].ID == itemID)
                         {
                             retrieved = items[i];
-                            m_ItemCache.AddOrUpdate(item.ID, retrieved, CACHE_EXPIRATION_SECONDS);
+                            m_ItemCache.AddOrUpdate(itemID, retrieved, CACHE_EXPIRATION_SECONDS);
                             return retrieved;
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
 
-            m_log.Warn("[SIMIAN INVENTORY CONNECTOR]: Item " + item.ID + " owned by " + item.Owner + " not found");
+            m_log.Warn("[SIMIAN INVENTORY CONNECTOR]: Item " + itemID + " owned by " + principalID + " not found");
             return null;
         }
 
@@ -321,13 +321,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
         {
             InventoryItemBase[] result = new InventoryItemBase[itemIDs.Length];
             int i = 0;
-            InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase();
-            item.Owner = principalID;
             foreach (UUID id in itemIDs)
-            {
-                item.ID = id;
-                result[i++] = GetItem(item);
-            }
+                result[i++] = GetItem(principalID, id);
 
             return result;
         }
@@ -337,13 +332,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="folder"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        public InventoryFolderBase GetFolder(InventoryFolderBase folder)
+        public InventoryFolderBase GetFolder(UUID principalID, UUID folderID)
         {
             NameValueCollection requestArgs = new NameValueCollection
             {
                 { "RequestMethod", "GetInventoryNode" },
-                { "ItemID", folder.ID.ToString() },
-                { "OwnerID", folder.Owner.ToString() },
+                { "ItemID", folderID.ToString() },
+                { "OwnerID", principalID.ToString() },
                 { "IncludeFolders", "1" },
                 { "IncludeItems", "0" },
                 { "ChildrenOnly", "1" }
@@ -353,7 +348,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
             if (response["Success"].AsBoolean() && response["Items"] is OSDArray)
             {
                 OSDArray items = (OSDArray)response["Items"];
-                List<InventoryFolderBase> folders = GetFoldersFromResponse(items, folder.ID, true);
+                List<InventoryFolderBase> folders = GetFoldersFromResponse(items, folderID, true);
 
                 if (folders.Count > 0)
                     return folders[0];
@@ -540,7 +535,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                     allSuccess = false;
                 }
             }
-            
+
             return allSuccess;
         }
 
@@ -732,11 +727,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Get the union of permissions of all inventory items
-        /// that hold the given assetID. 
+        /// that hold the given assetID.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="userID"></param>
         /// <param name="assetID"></param>
-        /// <returns>The permissions or 0 if no such asset is found in 
+        /// <returns>The permissions or 0 if no such asset is found in
         /// the user's inventory</returns>
         public int GetAssetPermissions(UUID userID, UUID assetID)
         {
@@ -792,7 +787,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                 if (item != null && item["Type"].AsString() == "Item")
                 {
                     InventoryItemBase invItem = new InventoryItemBase();
-                    
+
                     invItem.AssetID = item["AssetID"].AsUUID();
                     invItem.AssetType = SLUtil.ContentTypeToSLAssetType(item["ContentType"].AsString());
                     invItem.CreationDate = item["CreationDate"].AsInteger();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianPresenceServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianPresenceServiceConnector.cs
index 211b775..08efefb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianPresenceServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianPresenceServiceConnector.cs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                     if (!serviceUrl.EndsWith("/") && !serviceUrl.EndsWith("="))
                         serviceUrl = serviceUrl + '/';
                     m_serverUrl = serviceUrl;
-                    m_activityDetector = new SimianActivityDetector(this); 
+                    m_activityDetector = new SimianActivityDetector(this);
                     m_Enabled = true;
                 }
             }
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                 m_log.WarnFormat("[SIMIAN PRESENCE CONNECTOR]: Failed to retrieve session {0}: {1}",sessionID.ToString(),sessionResponse["Message"].AsString());
                 return null;
             }
-            
+
             UUID userID = sessionResponse["UserID"].AsUUID();
             OSDMap userResponse = GetUserData(userID);
             if (userResponse == null)
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                 m_log.WarnFormat("[SIMIAN PRESENCE CONNECTOR]: Failed to retrieve sessions: {0}",sessionListResponse["Message"].AsString());
                 return null;
             }
-            
+
             OSDArray sessionList = sessionListResponse["Sessions"] as OSDArray;
             for (int i = 0; i < sessionList.Count; i++)
             {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
 
         public GridUserInfo GetGridUserInfo(string user)
         {
-            // m_log.DebugFormat("[SIMIAN PRESENCE CONNECTOR]: Requesting session data for agent " + user); 
+            // m_log.DebugFormat("[SIMIAN PRESENCE CONNECTOR]: Requesting session data for agent " + user);
 
             UUID userID = new UUID(user);
             OSDMap userResponse = GetUserData(userID);
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
 
             return null;
         }
-        
+
         private string SerializeLocation(UUID regionID, Vector3 position, Vector3 lookAt)
         {
             return "{" + String.Format("\"SceneID\":\"{0}\",\"Position\":\"{1}\",\"LookAt\":\"{2}\"", regionID, position, lookAt) + "}";
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianProfiles.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianProfiles.cs
index 8fc766d..a388bcc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianProfiles.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianProfiles.cs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
         private bool m_Enabled = false;
 
         #region INonSharedRegionModule
-        
+
         public Type ReplaceableInterface { get { return null; } }
         public void RegionLoaded(Scene scene) { }
         public void Close() { }
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
         private void RequestAvatarPropertiesHandler(IClientAPI client, UUID avatarID)
         {
             m_log.DebugFormat("[SIMIAN PROFILES]: Request avatar properties for {0}",avatarID);
-            
+
             OSDMap user = FetchUserData(avatarID);
 
             ProfileFlags flags = ProfileFlags.AllowPublish | ProfileFlags.MaturePublish;
@@ -308,11 +308,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                     about = new OSDMap(0);
 
                 // Check if this user is a grid operator
-                byte[] charterMember;
+                byte[] membershipType;
                 if (user["AccessLevel"].AsInteger() >= 200)
-                    charterMember = Utils.StringToBytes("Operator");
+                    membershipType = Utils.StringToBytes("Operator");
                 else
-                    charterMember = Utils.EmptyBytes;
+                    membershipType = Utils.EmptyBytes;
 
                 // Check if the user is online
                 if (client.Scene is Scene)
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
                     flags |= ProfileFlags.Identified;
 
                 client.SendAvatarProperties(avatarID, about["About"].AsString(), user["CreationDate"].AsDate().ToString("M/d/yyyy",
-                    System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), charterMember, about["FLAbout"].AsString(), (uint)flags,
+                    System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), membershipType, about["FLAbout"].AsString(), (uint)flags,
                     about["FLImage"].AsUUID(), about["Image"].AsUUID(), about["URL"].AsString(), user["Partner"].AsUUID());
 
                 OSDMap interests = null;
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
         private OSDMap FetchUserData(UUID userID)
         {
             m_log.DebugFormat("[SIMIAN PROFILES]: Fetch information about {0}",userID);
-            
+
             NameValueCollection requestArgs = new NameValueCollection
             {
                 { "RequestMethod", "GetUser" },
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianUserAccountServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianUserAccountServiceConnector.cs
index 698c4c0..115ae36 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianUserAccountServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianUserAccountServiceConnector.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ using OpenMetaverse.StructuredData;
 namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Connects user account data (creating new users, looking up existing 
+    /// Connects user account data (creating new users, looking up existing
     /// users) to the SimianGrid backend
     /// </summary>
     [Extension(Path = "/OpenSim/RegionModules", NodeName = "RegionModule", Id = "SimianUserAccountServiceConnector")]
@@ -196,6 +196,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
             m_accountCache.Remove(userID);
         }
 
+        public List<UserAccount> GetUserAccountsWhere(UUID scopeID, string query)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public List<UserAccount> GetUserAccounts(UUID scopeID, List<string> IDs)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         public bool StoreUserAccount(UserAccount data)
         {
 //            m_log.InfoFormat("[SIMIAN ACCOUNT CONNECTOR]: Storing user account for " + data.Name);
@@ -210,7 +220,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
             };
 
             OSDMap response = SimianGrid.PostToService(m_serverUrl, requestArgs);
-            
+
             if (response["Success"].AsBoolean())
             {
                 m_log.InfoFormat("[SIMIAN ACCOUNT CONNECTOR]: Storing user account data for " + data.Name);
@@ -295,7 +305,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
             account.LocalToGrid = true;
             if (response.ContainsKey("LocalToGrid"))
                 account.LocalToGrid = (response["LocalToGrid"].AsString() == "true" ? true : false);
-                
+
             GetFirstLastName(response["Name"].AsString(), out account.FirstName, out account.LastName);
 
             // Cache the user account info
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Simulation/SimulationServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Simulation/SimulationServiceConnector.cs
index cea870b..a4ca2d3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Simulation/SimulationServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Simulation/SimulationServiceConnector.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
 
         // we use this dictionary to track the pending updateagent requests, maps URI --> position update
         private Dictionary<string,AgentPosition> m_updateAgentQueue = new Dictionary<string,AgentPosition>();
-        
+
         //private GridRegion m_Region;
 
         public SimulationServiceConnector()
@@ -98,29 +98,32 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
             args["teleport_flags"] = OSD.FromString(flags.ToString());
         }
 
-        public bool CreateAgent(GridRegion source, GridRegion destination, AgentCircuitData aCircuit, uint flags, out string reason)
+        public bool CreateAgent(GridRegion source, GridRegion destination, AgentCircuitData aCircuit, uint flags, EntityTransferContext ctx, out string reason)
         {
             string tmp = String.Empty;
-            return CreateAgent(source, destination, aCircuit, flags, out tmp, out reason);
+            return CreateAgent(source, destination, aCircuit, flags, ctx, out tmp, out reason);
         }
 
-        public bool CreateAgent(GridRegion source, GridRegion destination, AgentCircuitData aCircuit, uint flags, out string myipaddress, out string reason)
+        public bool CreateAgent(GridRegion source, GridRegion destination, AgentCircuitData aCircuit, uint flags, EntityTransferContext ctx, out string myipaddress, out string reason)
         {
-            m_log.DebugFormat("[REMOTE SIMULATION CONNECTOR]: Creating agent at {0}", destination.ServerURI);
             reason = String.Empty;
             myipaddress = String.Empty;
 
             if (destination == null)
             {
-                m_log.Debug("[REMOTE SIMULATION CONNECTOR]: Given destination is null");
+                reason = "Destination not found";
+                m_log.Debug("[REMOTE SIMULATION CONNECTOR]: Create agent destination is null");
                 return false;
             }
 
+            m_log.DebugFormat("[REMOTE SIMULATION CONNECTOR]: Creating agent at {0}", destination.ServerURI);
+
             string uri = destination.ServerURI + AgentPath() + aCircuit.AgentID + "/";
-            
+
             try
             {
-                OSDMap args = aCircuit.PackAgentCircuitData();
+                OSDMap args = aCircuit.PackAgentCircuitData(ctx);
+                args["context"] = ctx.Pack();
                 PackData(args, source, aCircuit, destination, flags);
 
                 OSDMap result = WebUtil.PostToServiceCompressed(uri, args, 30000);
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
                     myipaddress = data["your_ip"].AsString();
                     return success;
                 }
-              
+
                 // Try the old version, uncompressed
                 result = WebUtil.PostToService(uri, args, 30000, false);
 
@@ -152,10 +155,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
                         return success;
                     }
                 }
-                
+
                 m_log.WarnFormat(
-                    "[REMOTE SIMULATION CONNECTOR]: Failed to create agent {0} {1} at remote simulator {2}", 
-                    aCircuit.firstname, aCircuit.lastname, destination.RegionName);                       
+                    "[REMOTE SIMULATION CONNECTOR]: Failed to create agent {0} {1} at remote simulator {2}",
+                    aCircuit.firstname, aCircuit.lastname, destination.RegionName);
                 reason = result["Message"] != null ? result["Message"].AsString() : "error";
                 return false;
             }
@@ -171,9 +174,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
         /// <summary>
         /// Send complete data about an agent in this region to a neighbor
         /// </summary>
-        public bool UpdateAgent(GridRegion destination, AgentData data)
+        public bool UpdateAgent(GridRegion destination, AgentData data, EntityTransferContext ctx)
         {
-            return UpdateAgent(destination, (IAgentData)data, 200000); // yes, 200 seconds
+            return UpdateAgent(destination, (IAgentData)data, ctx, 200000); // yes, 200 seconds
         }
 
         private ExpiringCache<string, bool> _failedSims = new ExpiringCache<string, bool>();
@@ -199,8 +202,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
             {
                 if (m_updateAgentQueue.ContainsKey(uri))
                 {
-                    // Another thread is already handling 
-                    // updates for this simulator, just update 
+                    // Another thread is already handling
+                    // updates for this simulator, just update
                     // the position and return, overwrites are
                     // not a problem since we only care about the
                     // last update anyway
@@ -234,7 +237,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
                     }
                 }
 
-                success = UpdateAgent(destination, (IAgentData)pos, 10000);
+                EntityTransferContext ctx = new EntityTransferContext(); // Dummy, not needed for position
+                success = UpdateAgent(destination, (IAgentData)pos, ctx, 10000);
             }
             // we get here iff success == false
             // blacklist sim for 2 minutes
@@ -249,7 +253,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
         /// <summary>
         /// This is the worker function to send AgentData to a neighbor region
         /// </summary>
-        private bool UpdateAgent(GridRegion destination, IAgentData cAgentData, int timeout)
+        private bool UpdateAgent(GridRegion destination, IAgentData cAgentData, EntityTransferContext ctx, int timeout)
         {
             // m_log.DebugFormat("[REMOTE SIMULATION CONNECTOR]: UpdateAgent in {0}", destination.ServerURI);
 
@@ -258,12 +262,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
 
             try
             {
-                OSDMap args = cAgentData.Pack();
+                OSDMap args = cAgentData.Pack(ctx);
 
                 args["destination_x"] = OSD.FromString(destination.RegionLocX.ToString());
                 args["destination_y"] = OSD.FromString(destination.RegionLocY.ToString());
                 args["destination_name"] = OSD.FromString(destination.RegionName);
                 args["destination_uuid"] = OSD.FromString(destination.RegionID.ToString());
+                args["context"] = ctx.Pack();
 
                 OSDMap result = WebUtil.PutToServiceCompressed(uri, args, timeout);
                 if (result["Success"].AsBoolean())
@@ -284,20 +289,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
 
         public bool QueryAccess(GridRegion destination, UUID agentID, string agentHomeURI, bool viaTeleport, Vector3 position, List<UUID> featuresAvailable, EntityTransferContext ctx, out string reason)
         {
+            Culture.SetCurrentCulture();
+
             reason = "Failed to contact destination";
 
             // m_log.DebugFormat("[REMOTE SIMULATION CONNECTOR]: QueryAccess start, position={0}", position);
 
-            IPEndPoint ext = destination.ExternalEndPoint;
-            if (ext == null) return false;
-
             // Eventually, we want to use a caps url instead of the agentID
             string uri = destination.ServerURI + AgentPath() + agentID + "/" + destination.RegionID.ToString() + "/";
 
             OSDMap request = new OSDMap();
             request.Add("viaTeleport", OSD.FromBoolean(viaTeleport));
             request.Add("position", OSD.FromString(position.ToString()));
-            // To those who still understad this field, we're telling them 
+            // To those who still understad this field, we're telling them
             // the lowest version just to be safe
             request.Add("my_version", OSD.FromString(String.Format("SIMULATION/{0}", VersionInfo.SimulationServiceVersionSupportedMin)));
             // New simulation service negotiation
@@ -306,6 +310,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
             request.Add("simulation_service_accepted_min", OSD.FromReal(VersionInfo.SimulationServiceVersionAcceptedMin));
             request.Add("simulation_service_accepted_max", OSD.FromReal(VersionInfo.SimulationServiceVersionAcceptedMax));
 
+            request.Add("context", ctx.Pack());
+
             OSDArray features = new OSDArray();
             foreach (UUID feature in featuresAvailable)
                 features.Add(OSD.FromString(feature.ToString()));
@@ -325,7 +331,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
 
                     // FIXME: If there is a _Result map then it's the success key here that indicates the true success
                     // or failure, not the sibling result node.
-                    success = data["success"];
+                    success = data["success"].AsBoolean();
 
                     reason = data["reason"].AsString();
                     // We will need to plumb this and start sing the outbound version as well
@@ -345,8 +351,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
                             ctx.OutboundVersion = float.Parse(parts[1]);
                         }
                     }
-                    if (data.ContainsKey("variable_wearables_count_supported"))
-                        ctx.VariableWearablesSupported = true;
 
                     m_log.DebugFormat(
                         "[REMOTE SIMULATION CONNECTOR]: QueryAccess to {0} returned {1}, reason {2}, version {3}/{4}",
@@ -367,7 +371,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
                                 m_log.Info("[REMOTE SIMULATION CONNECTOR]: The above web util error was caused by a TP to a sim that doesn't support QUERYACCESS and can be ignored");
                                 return true;
                             }
-    
+
                             reason = result["Message"];
                         }
                         else
@@ -379,7 +383,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
                     return false;
                 }
 
-
                 featuresAvailable.Clear();
 
                 if (result.ContainsKey("features"))
@@ -390,13 +393,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
                         featuresAvailable.Add(new UUID(o.AsString()));
                 }
 
+                // Version stuff
+                if (ctx.OutboundVersion < 0.5)
+                    ctx.WearablesCount = AvatarWearable.LEGACY_VERSION_MAX_WEARABLES;
+                else if (ctx.OutboundVersion < 0.6)
+                    ctx.WearablesCount = AvatarWearable.LEGACY_VERSION_MAX_WEARABLES + 1;
+                else
+                    ctx.WearablesCount = -1; // send all (just in case..)
+
                 return success;
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
                 m_log.WarnFormat("[REMOTE SIMULATION CONNECTOR] QueryAcesss failed with exception; {0}",e.ToString());
             }
-            
+
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -414,7 +425,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Simulation
             {
                 m_log.WarnFormat("[REMOTE SIMULATION CONNECTOR] ReleaseAgent failed with exception; {0}",e.ToString());
             }
-            
+
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/UserAccounts/UserAccountServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/UserAccounts/UserAccountServicesConnector.cs
index c21db54..68ae7bb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/UserAccounts/UserAccountServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/UserAccounts/UserAccountServicesConnector.cs
@@ -191,10 +191,107 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             return accounts;
         }
 
+        public virtual List<UserAccount> GetUserAccounts(UUID scopeID, List<string> IDs)
+        {
+            List<UserAccount> accs = new List<UserAccount>();
+            bool multisuported = true;
+            accs = doGetMultiUserAccounts(scopeID, IDs, out multisuported);
+            if(multisuported)
+                return accs;
+
+            // service does not do multi accounts so need to do it one by one
+
+            UUID uuid = UUID.Zero;
+            foreach(string id in IDs)
+            {
+                if(UUID.TryParse(id, out uuid) && uuid != UUID.Zero)
+                    accs.Add(GetUserAccount(scopeID,uuid));
+            }
+
+            return accs;
+        }
+
+        private List<UserAccount> doGetMultiUserAccounts(UUID scopeID, List<string> IDs, out bool suported)
+        {
+            suported = true;
+            Dictionary<string, object> sendData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+            //sendData["SCOPEID"] = scopeID.ToString();
+            sendData["VERSIONMIN"] = ProtocolVersions.ClientProtocolVersionMin.ToString();
+            sendData["VERSIONMAX"] = ProtocolVersions.ClientProtocolVersionMax.ToString();
+            sendData["METHOD"] = "getmultiaccounts";
+
+            sendData["ScopeID"] = scopeID.ToString();
+            sendData["IDS"] = new List<string>(IDs);
+
+            string reply = string.Empty;
+            string reqString = ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData);
+            string uri = m_ServerURI + "/accounts";
+            // m_log.DebugFormat("[ACCOUNTS CONNECTOR]: queryString = {0}", reqString);
+            try
+            {
+                reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
+                        uri,
+                        reqString,
+                        m_Auth);
+                if (reply == null || (reply != null && reply == string.Empty))
+                {
+                    m_log.DebugFormat("[ACCOUNT CONNECTOR]: GetMultiUserAccounts received null or empty reply");
+                    return null;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                m_log.DebugFormat("[ACCOUNT CONNECTOR]: Exception when contacting user accounts server at {0}: {1}", uri, e.Message);
+            }
+
+            List<UserAccount> accounts = new List<UserAccount>();
+
+            Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
+
+            if (replyData != null)
+            {
+                if (replyData.ContainsKey("result"))
+                {
+                    if(replyData["result"].ToString() == "null")
+                        return accounts;
+
+                    if(replyData["result"].ToString() == "Failure")
+                    {
+                        suported = false;
+                        return accounts;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Dictionary<string, object>.ValueCollection accountList = replyData.Values;
+                //m_log.DebugFormat("[ACCOUNTS CONNECTOR]: GetAgents returned {0} elements", pinfosList.Count);
+                foreach (object acc in accountList)
+                {
+                    if (acc is Dictionary<string, object>)
+                    {
+                        UserAccount pinfo = new UserAccount((Dictionary<string, object>)acc);
+                        accounts.Add(pinfo);
+                    }
+                    else
+                        m_log.DebugFormat("[ACCOUNT CONNECTOR]: GetMultiUserAccounts received invalid response type {0}",
+                            acc.GetType());
+                }
+            }
+            else
+                m_log.DebugFormat("[ACCOUNTS CONNECTOR]: GetMultiUserAccounts received null response");
+
+            return accounts;
+        }
+
+
         public void InvalidateCache(UUID userID)
         {
         }
 
+        public List<UserAccount> GetUserAccountsWhere(UUID scopeID, string where)
+        {
+            return null; // Not implemented for regions
+        }
+
         public virtual bool StoreUserAccount(UserAccount data)
         {
             Dictionary<string, object> sendData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
@@ -247,7 +344,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
             return SendAndGetReply(sendData);
         }
-        
+
         private UserAccount SendAndGetReply(Dictionary<string, object> sendData)
         {
             string reply = string.Empty;