Merge branch 'master' into careminster-presence-refactor

Also prevent god takes from ending up in Lost and Found

45 files changed, 1185 insertions, 548 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Osp/OspInventoryWrapperPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Osp/OspInventoryWrapperPlugin.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index bcd1eee..0000000
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Osp/OspInventoryWrapperPlugin.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * 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 System.Collections.Generic;
-using OpenSim.Data;
-using OpenMetaverse;
-using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
-
-namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Osp
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Wrap other inventory data plugins so that we can perform OSP related post processing for items
-    /// </summary>
-    public class OspInventoryWrapperPlugin : IInventoryDataPlugin
-    {
-        protected IInventoryDataPlugin m_wrappedPlugin;
-        //protected CommunicationsManager m_commsManager;
-        protected IUserAccountService m_userAccountService;
-
-        public OspInventoryWrapperPlugin(IInventoryDataPlugin wrappedPlugin, IUserAccountService userService)
-        {
-            m_wrappedPlugin = wrappedPlugin;
-            m_userAccountService = userService;
-        }
-            
-        public string Name { get { return "OspInventoryWrapperPlugin"; } }
-        public string Version { get { return "0.1"; } }
-        public void Initialise() {}
-        public void Initialise(string connect) {}
-        public void Dispose() {}
-
-        public InventoryItemBase getInventoryItem(UUID item)
-        {
-            return PostProcessItem(m_wrappedPlugin.getInventoryItem(item));
-        }
-
-        // XXX: Why on earth does this exist as it appears to duplicate getInventoryItem?
-        public InventoryItemBase queryInventoryItem(UUID item)
-        {
-            return PostProcessItem(m_wrappedPlugin.queryInventoryItem(item));
-        }
-        
-        public List<InventoryItemBase> getInventoryInFolder(UUID folderID)
-        {
-            List<InventoryItemBase> items = m_wrappedPlugin.getInventoryInFolder(folderID);
-            
-            foreach (InventoryItemBase item in items)
-                PostProcessItem(item);
-
-            return items;
-        }
-
-        public List<InventoryItemBase> fetchActiveGestures(UUID avatarID)
-        {
-            return m_wrappedPlugin.fetchActiveGestures(avatarID);
-
-            // Presuming that no post processing is needed here as gestures don't refer to creator information (?)
-        }
-
-        protected InventoryItemBase PostProcessItem(InventoryItemBase item)
-        {
-            item.CreatorIdAsUuid = OspResolver.ResolveOspa(item.CreatorId, m_userAccountService);
-            return item;
-        }
-        
-        public List<InventoryFolderBase> getFolderHierarchy(UUID parentID) { return m_wrappedPlugin.getFolderHierarchy(parentID); }
-        public List<InventoryFolderBase> getUserRootFolders(UUID user) { return m_wrappedPlugin.getUserRootFolders(user); }
-        public InventoryFolderBase getUserRootFolder(UUID user) { return m_wrappedPlugin.getUserRootFolder(user); }
-        public List<InventoryFolderBase> getInventoryFolders(UUID parentID) { return m_wrappedPlugin.getInventoryFolders(parentID); }
-        public InventoryFolderBase getInventoryFolder(UUID folder) { return m_wrappedPlugin.getInventoryFolder(folder); }
-        public void addInventoryItem(InventoryItemBase item) { m_wrappedPlugin.addInventoryItem(item); }
-        public void updateInventoryItem(InventoryItemBase item) { m_wrappedPlugin.updateInventoryItem(item); }
-        public void deleteInventoryItem(UUID item) { m_wrappedPlugin.deleteInventoryItem(item); }
-        public InventoryFolderBase queryInventoryFolder(UUID folder) { return m_wrappedPlugin.queryInventoryFolder(folder); }
-        public void addInventoryFolder(InventoryFolderBase folder) { m_wrappedPlugin.addInventoryFolder(folder); }
-        public void updateInventoryFolder(InventoryFolderBase folder) { m_wrappedPlugin.updateInventoryFolder(folder); }
-        public void moveInventoryFolder(InventoryFolderBase folder) { m_wrappedPlugin.moveInventoryFolder(folder); }
-        public void deleteInventoryFolder(UUID folder) { m_wrappedPlugin.deleteInventoryFolder(folder); }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/External/ExternalRepresentationUtils.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/External/ExternalRepresentationUtils.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e8c2ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/External/ExternalRepresentationUtils.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*
+ * 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 System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Xml;
+
+using OpenMetaverse;
+using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Framework.Serialization.External
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Utilities for manipulating external representations of data structures in OpenSim
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ExternalRepresentationUtils
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Takes a XML representation of a SceneObjectPart and returns another XML representation
+        /// with creator data added to it.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="xml">The SceneObjectPart represented in XML2</param>
+        /// <param name="profileURL">The URL of the profile service for the creator</param>
+        /// <param name="userService">The service for retrieving user account information</param>
+        /// <param name="scopeID">The scope of the user account information (Grid ID)</param>
+        /// <returns>The SceneObjectPart represented in XML2</returns>
+        public static string RewriteSOP(string xml, string profileURL, IUserAccountService userService, UUID scopeID)
+        {
+            if (xml == string.Empty || profileURL == string.Empty || userService == null)
+                return xml;
+
+            XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
+            doc.LoadXml(xml);
+            XmlNodeList sops = doc.GetElementsByTagName("SceneObjectPart");
+
+            foreach (XmlNode sop in sops)
+            {
+                UserAccount creator = null;
+                bool hasCreatorData = false;
+                XmlNodeList nodes = sop.ChildNodes;
+                foreach (XmlNode node in nodes)
+                {
+                    if (node.Name == "CreatorID")
+                    {
+                        UUID uuid = UUID.Zero;
+                        UUID.TryParse(node.InnerText, out uuid);
+                        creator = userService.GetUserAccount(scopeID, uuid);
+                    }
+                    if (node.Name == "CreatorData" && node.InnerText != null && node.InnerText != string.Empty)
+                        hasCreatorData = true;
+
+                    //if (node.Name == "OwnerID")
+                    //{
+                    //    UserAccount owner = GetUser(node.InnerText);
+                    //    if (owner != null)
+                    //        node.InnerText = m_ProfileServiceURL + "/" + node.InnerText + "/" + owner.FirstName + " " + owner.LastName;
+                    //}
+                }
+                if (!hasCreatorData && creator != null)
+                {
+                    XmlElement creatorData = doc.CreateElement("CreatorData");
+                    creatorData.InnerText = profileURL + "/" + creator.PrincipalID + ";" + creator.FirstName + " " + creator.LastName;
+                    sop.AppendChild(creatorData);
+                }
+            }
+
+            using (StringWriter wr = new StringWriter())
+            {
+                doc.Save(wr);
+                return wr.ToString();
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Osp/OspResolver.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/External/OspResolver.cs
index 24ea64d..7e3dd1b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Osp/OspResolver.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/External/OspResolver.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 
-namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Osp
+namespace OpenSim.Framework.Serialization
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Resolves OpenSim Profile Anchors (OSPA).  An OSPA is a string used to provide information for 
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Osp
         /// <returns>The OSPA.  Null if a user with the given UUID could not be found.</returns>
         public static string MakeOspa(UUID userId, IUserAccountService userService)
         {
+            if (userService == null)
+            {
+                m_log.Warn("[OSP RESOLVER]: UserService is null");
+                return userId.ToString();
+            }
+
             UserAccount account = userService.GetUserAccount(UUID.Zero, userId);
             if (account != null)
                 return MakeOspa(account.FirstName, account.LastName);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/External/UserInventoryItemSerializer.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/External/UserInventoryItemSerializer.cs
index 862cc72..d5e84c7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/External/UserInventoryItemSerializer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/External/UserInventoryItemSerializer.cs
@@ -26,11 +26,16 @@
  */
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Xml;
+
+using log4net;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
     
 namespace OpenSim.Framework.Serialization.External
 {        
@@ -40,6 +45,141 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Serialization.External
     /// XXX: Please do not use yet.
     public class UserInventoryItemSerializer
     {
+        private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+
+        private delegate void InventoryItemXmlProcessor(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader);
+        private static Dictionary<string, InventoryItemXmlProcessor> m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors = new Dictionary<string, InventoryItemXmlProcessor>();
+
+        #region InventoryItemBase Processor initialization 
+        static UserInventoryItemSerializer()
+        {
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("Name", ProcessName);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("ID", ProcessID);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("InvType", ProcessInvType);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("CreatorUUID", ProcessCreatorUUID);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("CreatorID", ProcessCreatorID); 
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("CreatorData", ProcessCreatorData);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("CreationDate", ProcessCreationDate);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("Owner", ProcessOwner);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("Description", ProcessDescription);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("AssetType", ProcessAssetType);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("AssetID", ProcessAssetID);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("SaleType", ProcessSaleType);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("SalePrice", ProcessSalePrice);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("BasePermissions", ProcessBasePermissions);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("CurrentPermissions", ProcessCurrentPermissions);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("EveryOnePermissions", ProcessEveryOnePermissions);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("NextPermissions", ProcessNextPermissions);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("Flags", ProcessFlags);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("GroupID", ProcessGroupID);
+            m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.Add("GroupOwned", ProcessGroupOwned);
+        }
+        #endregion 
+
+        #region InventoryItemBase Processors
+        private static void ProcessName(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.Name = reader.ReadElementContentAsString("Name", String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessID(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.ID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "ID");
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessInvType(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.InvType = reader.ReadElementContentAsInt("InvType", String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessCreatorUUID(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.CreatorId = reader.ReadElementContentAsString("CreatorUUID", String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessCreatorID(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            // when it exists, this overrides the previous
+            item.CreatorId = reader.ReadElementContentAsString("CreatorID", String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessCreationDate(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.CreationDate = reader.ReadElementContentAsInt("CreationDate", String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessOwner(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.Owner = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "Owner");
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessDescription(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.Description = reader.ReadElementContentAsString("Description", String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessAssetType(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.AssetType = reader.ReadElementContentAsInt("AssetType", String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessAssetID(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.AssetID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "AssetID");
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessSaleType(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.SaleType = (byte)reader.ReadElementContentAsInt("SaleType", String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessSalePrice(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.SalePrice = reader.ReadElementContentAsInt("SalePrice", String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessBasePermissions(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.BasePermissions = (uint)reader.ReadElementContentAsInt("BasePermissions", String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessCurrentPermissions(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.CurrentPermissions = (uint)reader.ReadElementContentAsInt("CurrentPermissions", String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessEveryOnePermissions(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.EveryOnePermissions = (uint)reader.ReadElementContentAsInt("EveryOnePermissions", String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessNextPermissions(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.NextPermissions = (uint)reader.ReadElementContentAsInt("NextPermissions", String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessFlags(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.Flags = (uint)reader.ReadElementContentAsInt("Flags", String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessGroupID(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.GroupID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "GroupID");
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessGroupOwned(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.GroupOwned = Util.ReadBoolean(reader);
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessCreatorData(InventoryItemBase item, XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            item.CreatorData = reader.ReadElementContentAsString("CreatorData", String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Deserialize item
         /// </summary>
@@ -60,40 +200,47 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Serialization.External
         public static InventoryItemBase Deserialize(string serialization)
         {
             InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase();
-            
-            StringReader sr = new StringReader(serialization);
-            XmlTextReader xtr = new XmlTextReader(sr);
-            
-            xtr.ReadStartElement("InventoryItem");
-            
-            item.Name                   =                   xtr.ReadElementString("Name");
-            item.ID                     = UUID.Parse(       xtr.ReadElementString("ID"));
-            item.InvType                = Convert.ToInt32(  xtr.ReadElementString("InvType"));            
-            item.CreatorId              =                   xtr.ReadElementString("CreatorUUID");
-            item.CreationDate           = Convert.ToInt32(  xtr.ReadElementString("CreationDate"));
-            item.Owner                  = UUID.Parse(       xtr.ReadElementString("Owner"));
-            item.Description            =                   xtr.ReadElementString("Description");
-            item.AssetType              = Convert.ToInt32(  xtr.ReadElementString("AssetType"));
-            item.AssetID                = UUID.Parse(       xtr.ReadElementString("AssetID"));
-            item.SaleType               = Convert.ToByte(   xtr.ReadElementString("SaleType"));
-            item.SalePrice              = Convert.ToInt32(  xtr.ReadElementString("SalePrice"));
-            item.BasePermissions        = Convert.ToUInt32( xtr.ReadElementString("BasePermissions"));
-            item.CurrentPermissions     = Convert.ToUInt32( xtr.ReadElementString("CurrentPermissions"));
-            item.EveryOnePermissions    = Convert.ToUInt32( xtr.ReadElementString("EveryOnePermissions"));
-            item.NextPermissions        = Convert.ToUInt32( xtr.ReadElementString("NextPermissions"));
-            item.Flags                  = Convert.ToUInt32( xtr.ReadElementString("Flags"));
-            item.GroupID                = UUID.Parse(       xtr.ReadElementString("GroupID"));
-            item.GroupOwned             = Convert.ToBoolean(xtr.ReadElementString("GroupOwned"));
-            
-            xtr.ReadEndElement();
-            
-            xtr.Close();
-            sr.Close();
-            
+
+            using (XmlTextReader reader = new XmlTextReader(new StringReader(serialization)))
+            {
+                reader.ReadStartElement("InventoryItem");
+
+                string nodeName = string.Empty;
+                while (reader.NodeType != XmlNodeType.EndElement)
+                {
+                    nodeName = reader.Name;
+                    InventoryItemXmlProcessor p = null;
+                    if (m_InventoryItemXmlProcessors.TryGetValue(reader.Name, out p))
+                    {
+                        //m_log.DebugFormat("[XXX] Processing: {0}", reader.Name);
+                        try
+                        {
+                            p(item, reader);
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception e)
+                        {
+                            m_log.DebugFormat("[InventoryItemSerializer]: exception while parsing {0}: {1}", nodeName, e);
+                            if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.EndElement)
+                                reader.Read();
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // m_log.DebugFormat("[InventoryItemSerializer]: caught unknown element {0}", nodeName);
+                        reader.ReadOuterXml(); // ignore
+                    }
+
+                }
+
+                reader.ReadEndElement(); // InventoryItem
+            }
+
+            //m_log.DebugFormat("[XXX]: parsed InventoryItemBase {0} - {1}", obj.Name, obj.UUID);
             return item;
+
         }      
         
-        public static string Serialize(InventoryItemBase inventoryItem)
+        public static string Serialize(InventoryItemBase inventoryItem, Dictionary<string, object> options, IUserAccountService userAccountService)
         {
             StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
             XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(sw);
@@ -112,7 +259,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Serialization.External
             writer.WriteString(inventoryItem.InvType.ToString());
             writer.WriteEndElement();
             writer.WriteStartElement("CreatorUUID");
-            writer.WriteString(inventoryItem.CreatorId);
+            writer.WriteString(OspResolver.MakeOspa(inventoryItem.CreatorIdAsUuid, userAccountService));
             writer.WriteEndElement();
             writer.WriteStartElement("CreationDate");
             writer.WriteString(inventoryItem.CreationDate.ToString());
@@ -156,6 +303,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Serialization.External
             writer.WriteStartElement("GroupOwned");
             writer.WriteString(inventoryItem.GroupOwned.ToString());
             writer.WriteEndElement();
+            if (inventoryItem.CreatorData != null && inventoryItem.CreatorData != string.Empty)
+                writer.WriteElementString("CreatorData", inventoryItem.CreatorData);
+            else if (options.ContainsKey("profile"))
+            {
+                if (userAccountService != null)
+                {
+                    UserAccount account = userAccountService.GetUserAccount(UUID.Zero, inventoryItem.CreatorIdAsUuid);
+                    if (account != null)
+                    {
+                        writer.WriteElementString("CreatorData", (string)options["profile"] + "/" + inventoryItem.CreatorIdAsUuid + ";" + account.FirstName + " " + account.LastName);
+                    }
+                    writer.WriteElementString("CreatorID", inventoryItem.CreatorId);
+                }
+            }
 
             writer.WriteEndElement();
             
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
index 6bee4be..877b0c2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
@@ -1558,5 +1558,86 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             return string.Empty;
         }
 
+        #region Xml Serialization Utilities
+        public static bool ReadBoolean(XmlTextReader reader)
+        {
+            reader.ReadStartElement();
+            bool result = Boolean.Parse(reader.ReadContentAsString().ToLower());
+            reader.ReadEndElement();
+
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        public static UUID ReadUUID(XmlTextReader reader, string name)
+        {
+            UUID id;
+            string idStr;
+
+            reader.ReadStartElement(name);
+
+            if (reader.Name == "Guid")
+                idStr = reader.ReadElementString("Guid");
+            else if (reader.Name == "UUID")
+                idStr = reader.ReadElementString("UUID");
+            else // no leading tag
+                idStr = reader.ReadContentAsString();
+            UUID.TryParse(idStr, out id);
+            reader.ReadEndElement();
+
+            return id;
+        }
+
+        public static Vector3 ReadVector(XmlTextReader reader, string name)
+        {
+            Vector3 vec;
+
+            reader.ReadStartElement(name);
+            vec.X = reader.ReadElementContentAsFloat(reader.Name, String.Empty); // X or x
+            vec.Y = reader.ReadElementContentAsFloat(reader.Name, String.Empty); // Y or y
+            vec.Z = reader.ReadElementContentAsFloat(reader.Name, String.Empty); // Z or z
+            reader.ReadEndElement();
+
+            return vec;
+        }
+
+        public static Quaternion ReadQuaternion(XmlTextReader reader, string name)
+        {
+            Quaternion quat = new Quaternion();
+
+            reader.ReadStartElement(name);
+            while (reader.NodeType != XmlNodeType.EndElement)
+            {
+                switch (reader.Name.ToLower())
+                {
+                    case "x":
+                        quat.X = reader.ReadElementContentAsFloat(reader.Name, String.Empty);
+                        break;
+                    case "y":
+                        quat.Y = reader.ReadElementContentAsFloat(reader.Name, String.Empty);
+                        break;
+                    case "z":
+                        quat.Z = reader.ReadElementContentAsFloat(reader.Name, String.Empty);
+                        break;
+                    case "w":
+                        quat.W = reader.ReadElementContentAsFloat(reader.Name, String.Empty);
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            reader.ReadEndElement();
+
+            return quat;
+        }
+
+        public static T ReadEnum<T>(XmlTextReader reader, string name)
+        {
+            string value = reader.ReadElementContentAsString(name, String.Empty);
+            // !!!!! to deal with flags without commas
+            if (value.Contains(" ") && !value.Contains(","))
+                value = value.Replace(" ", ", ");
+
+            return (T)Enum.Parse(typeof(T), value); ;
+        }
+        #endregion
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
index 493d412..feaea16 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
@@ -265,10 +265,10 @@ namespace OpenSim
                                           LoadOar);
 
             m_console.Commands.AddCommand("region", false, "save oar",
-                                          "save oar [-v|--version=N] [-p|--profile=url] [<OAR path>]",
+                                          "save oar [-v|--version=<N>] [-p|--profile=<url>] [<OAR path>]",
                                           "Save a region's data to an OAR archive.",
-                                          "-v|--version=N generates scene objects as per older versions of the serialization (e.g. -v=0)" + Environment.NewLine
-                                          + "-p|--profile=url adds the url of the profile service to the saved user information" + Environment.NewLine
+                                          "-v|--version=<N> generates scene objects as per older versions of the serialization (e.g. -v=0)" + Environment.NewLine
+                                          + "-p|--profile=<url> adds the url of the profile service to the saved user information" + Environment.NewLine
                                           + "The OAR path must be a filesystem path."
                                           + "  If this is not given then the oar is saved to region.oar in the current directory.",
                                           SaveOar);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
index f99fa16..9189260 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
@@ -3598,14 +3598,30 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
                 EntityUpdate update;
                 while (updatesThisCall < maxUpdates && m_entityUpdates.TryDequeue(out update))
                 {
-                    // If we have sent a kill packet for this object
-                    // drop any updates on the floor
                     if (update.Entity is SceneObjectPart)
                     {
                         SceneObjectPart part = (SceneObjectPart)update.Entity;
                         if (m_killRecord.Contains(part.ParentGroup.RootPart.LocalId))
                             continue;
 
+                        // Please do not remove this unless you can demonstrate on the OpenSim mailing list that a client
+                        // will never receive an update after a prim kill.  Even then, keeping the kill record may be a good
+                        // safety measure.
+                        //
+                        // If a Linden Lab 1.23.5 client (and possibly later and earlier) receives an object update
+                        // after a kill, it will keep displaying the deleted object until relog.  OpenSim currently performs
+                        // updates and kills on different threads with different scheduling strategies, hence this protection.
+                        // 
+                        // This doesn't appear to apply to child prims - a client will happily ignore these updates
+                        // after the root prim has been deleted.
+                        if (m_killRecord.Contains(part.LocalId))
+                        {
+        //                        m_log.WarnFormat(
+        //                            "[CLIENT]: Preventing update for prim with local id {0} after client for user {1} told it was deleted",
+        //                            part.LocalId, Name);
+                            continue;
+                        }                        
+                        
                         if (part.ParentGroup.IsAttachment && m_disableFacelights)
                         {
                             if (part.ParentGroup.RootPart.Shape.State != (byte)AttachmentPoint.LeftHand &&
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPClient.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPClient.cs
index ed0e60d..5aa9b40 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPClient.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPClient.cs
@@ -400,7 +400,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             return data;
         }
 
-        public bool EnqueueOutgoing(OutgoingPacket packet)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Queue an outgoing packet if appropriate.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="packet"></param>
+        /// <param name="forceQueue">Always queue the packet if at all possible.</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// true if the packet has been queued, 
+        /// false if the packet has not been queued and should be sent immediately.
+        /// </returns>
+        public bool EnqueueOutgoing(OutgoingPacket packet, bool forceQueue)
         {
             int category = (int)packet.Category;
 
@@ -416,14 +425,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
 
                 TokenBucket bucket = m_throttleCategories[category];
 
-                if (bucket.RemoveTokens(packet.Buffer.DataLength))
+                if (!forceQueue && bucket.RemoveTokens(packet.Buffer.DataLength))
                 {
                     // Enough tokens were removed from the bucket, the packet will not be queued
                     return false;
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    // Not enough tokens in the bucket, queue this packet
+                    // Force queue specified or not enough tokens in the bucket, queue this packet
                     queue.Enqueue(packet);
                     return true;
                 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPServer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPServer.cs
index ef0a178..6985449 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPServer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPServer.cs
@@ -312,6 +312,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Start the process of sending a packet to the client.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="udpClient"></param>
+        /// <param name="packet"></param>
+        /// <param name="category"></param>
+        /// <param name="allowSplitting"></param>
         public void SendPacket(LLUDPClient udpClient, Packet packet, ThrottleOutPacketType category, bool allowSplitting)
         {
             // CoarseLocationUpdate packets cannot be split in an automated way
@@ -339,6 +346,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Start the process of sending a packet to the client.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="udpClient"></param>
+        /// <param name="data"></param>
+        /// <param name="type"></param>
+        /// <param name="category"></param>        
         public void SendPacketData(LLUDPClient udpClient, byte[] data, PacketType type, ThrottleOutPacketType category)
         {
             int dataLength = data.Length;
@@ -396,7 +410,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
 
             OutgoingPacket outgoingPacket = new OutgoingPacket(udpClient, buffer, category);
 
-            if (!outgoingPacket.Client.EnqueueOutgoing(outgoingPacket))
+            // If a Linden Lab 1.23.5 client receives an update packet after a kill packet for an object, it will 
+            // continue to display the deleted object until relog.  Therefore, we need to always queue a kill object
+            // packet so that it isn't sent before a queued update packet.
+            bool requestQueue = type == PacketType.KillObject;
+            if (!outgoingPacket.Client.EnqueueOutgoing(outgoingPacket, requestQueue))
                 SendPacketFinal(outgoingPacket);
 
             #endregion Queue or Send
@@ -489,7 +507,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
                     //Interlocked.Increment(ref Stats.ResentPackets);
 
                     // Requeue or resend the packet
-                    if (!outgoingPacket.Client.EnqueueOutgoing(outgoingPacket))
+                    if (!outgoingPacket.Client.EnqueueOutgoing(outgoingPacket, false))
                         SendPacketFinal(outgoingPacket);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveReadRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveReadRequest.cs
index 046b05f..acf2c3e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveReadRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveReadRequest.cs
@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@ using System.Xml.Linq;
 using log4net;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
-using OpenSim.Framework.Communications;
-using OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Osp;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Serialization;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Serialization.External;
 using OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
+using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
@@ -398,20 +397,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
             // Don't use the item ID that's in the file
             item.ID = UUID.Random();
 
-            UUID ospResolvedId = OspResolver.ResolveOspa(item.CreatorId, m_scene.UserAccountService); 
-            if (UUID.Zero != ospResolvedId)
+            UUID ospResolvedId = OspResolver.ResolveOspa(item.CreatorId, m_scene.UserAccountService);
+            if (UUID.Zero != ospResolvedId) // The user exists in this grid
             {
                 item.CreatorIdAsUuid = ospResolvedId;
 
                 // XXX: For now, don't preserve the OSPA in the creator id (which actually gets persisted to the
                 // database).  Instead, replace with the UUID that we found.
                 item.CreatorId = ospResolvedId.ToString();
+
+                item.CreatorData = string.Empty;
             }
-            else
+            else if (item.CreatorData == null || item.CreatorData == String.Empty)
             {
                 item.CreatorIdAsUuid = m_userInfo.PrincipalID;
             }
-            
+
             item.Owner = m_userInfo.PrincipalID;
 
             // Reset folder ID to the one in which we want to load it
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
index d81703a..cab341d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Serialization;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Serialization.External;
-using OpenSim.Framework.Communications;
-using OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Osp;
 using OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
@@ -139,20 +137,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
                 m_id, succeeded, m_userInfo, m_invPath, m_saveStream, reportedException);
         }
 
-        protected void SaveInvItem(InventoryItemBase inventoryItem, string path)
+        protected void SaveInvItem(InventoryItemBase inventoryItem, string path, Dictionary<string, object> options, IUserAccountService userAccountService)
         {
             string filename = path + CreateArchiveItemName(inventoryItem);
 
             // Record the creator of this item for user record purposes (which might go away soon)
             m_userUuids[inventoryItem.CreatorIdAsUuid] = 1;
 
-            InventoryItemBase saveItem = (InventoryItemBase)inventoryItem.Clone();
-            saveItem.CreatorId = OspResolver.MakeOspa(saveItem.CreatorIdAsUuid, m_scene.UserAccountService);
-
-            string serialization = UserInventoryItemSerializer.Serialize(saveItem);
+            string serialization = UserInventoryItemSerializer.Serialize(inventoryItem, options, userAccountService);
             m_archiveWriter.WriteFile(filename, serialization);
 
-            m_assetGatherer.GatherAssetUuids(saveItem.AssetID, (AssetType)saveItem.AssetType, m_assetUuids);
+            m_assetGatherer.GatherAssetUuids(inventoryItem.AssetID, (AssetType)inventoryItem.AssetType, m_assetUuids);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -161,7 +156,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
         /// <param name="inventoryFolder">The inventory folder to save</param>
         /// <param name="path">The path to which the folder should be saved</param>
         /// <param name="saveThisFolderItself">If true, save this folder itself.  If false, only saves contents</param>
-        protected void SaveInvFolder(InventoryFolderBase inventoryFolder, string path, bool saveThisFolderItself)
+        protected void SaveInvFolder(InventoryFolderBase inventoryFolder, string path, bool saveThisFolderItself, Dictionary<string, object> options, IUserAccountService userAccountService)
         {
             if (saveThisFolderItself)
             {
@@ -176,19 +171,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
 
             foreach (InventoryFolderBase childFolder in contents.Folders)
             {
-                SaveInvFolder(childFolder, path, true);
+                SaveInvFolder(childFolder, path, true, options, userAccountService);
             }
 
             foreach (InventoryItemBase item in contents.Items)
             {
-                SaveInvItem(item, path);
+                SaveInvItem(item, path, options, userAccountService);
             }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Execute the inventory write request
         /// </summary>
-        public void Execute()
+        public void Execute(Dictionary<string, object> options, IUserAccountService userAccountService)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -266,7 +261,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
                         m_invPath == String.Empty ? InventoryFolderImpl.PATH_DELIMITER : m_invPath);
     
                     //recurse through all dirs getting dirs and files
-                    SaveInvFolder(inventoryFolder, ArchiveConstants.INVENTORY_PATH, !saveFolderContentsOnly);
+                    SaveInvFolder(inventoryFolder, ArchiveConstants.INVENTORY_PATH, !saveFolderContentsOnly, options, userAccountService);
                 }
                 else if (inventoryItem != null)
                 {
@@ -274,14 +269,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
                         "[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Found item {0} {1} at {2}",
                         inventoryItem.Name, inventoryItem.ID, m_invPath);
     
-                    SaveInvItem(inventoryItem, ArchiveConstants.INVENTORY_PATH);
+                    SaveInvItem(inventoryItem, ArchiveConstants.INVENTORY_PATH, options, userAccountService);
                 }
             
                 // Don't put all this profile information into the archive right now.
                 //SaveUsers();
                             
                 new AssetsRequest(
-                    new AssetsArchiver(m_archiveWriter), m_assetUuids, m_scene.AssetService, ReceivedAllAssets).Execute();
+                    new AssetsArchiver(m_archiveWriter), 
+                    m_assetUuids, m_scene.AssetService, 
+                    m_scene.UserAccountService, m_scene.RegionInfo.ScopeID,
+                    options, ReceivedAllAssets).Execute();
             }
             catch (Exception)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiverModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiverModule.cs
index 2eaca49..b33c2b1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiverModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiverModule.cs
@@ -75,6 +75,24 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
         private Dictionary<UUID, Scene> m_scenes = new Dictionary<UUID, Scene>();
         private Scene m_aScene;
 
+        private IUserAccountService m_UserAccountService;
+        protected IUserAccountService UserAccountService
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (m_UserAccountService == null)
+                    // What a strange thing to do...
+                    foreach (Scene s in m_scenes.Values)
+                    {
+                        m_UserAccountService = s.RequestModuleInterface<IUserAccountService>();
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                return m_UserAccountService;
+            }
+        }
+
+
         public InventoryArchiverModule() {}
 
         public InventoryArchiverModule(bool disablePresenceChecks)
@@ -106,11 +124,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
                 
                 scene.AddCommand(
                     this, "save iar",
-                    "save iar <first> <last> <inventory path> <password> [<IAR path>]",
+                    "save iar <first> <last> <inventory path> <password> [--p|-profile=<url>] [<IAR path>]",
                     "Save user inventory archive (IAR).", 
                     "<first> is the user's first name." + Environment.NewLine
                     + "<last> is the user's last name." + Environment.NewLine
                     + "<inventory path> is the path inside the user's inventory for the folder/item to be saved." + Environment.NewLine
+                    + "-p|--profile=<url> adds the url of the profile service to the saved user information." + Environment.NewLine
                     + "<IAR path> is the filesystem path at which to save the IAR."
                     + string.Format("  If this is not given then the filename {0} in the current directory is used", DEFAULT_INV_BACKUP_FILENAME),
                     HandleSaveInvConsoleCommand);
@@ -157,7 +176,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
                     {
                         try
                         {
-                            new InventoryArchiveWriteRequest(id, this, m_aScene, userInfo, invPath, saveStream).Execute();
+                            new InventoryArchiveWriteRequest(id, this, m_aScene, userInfo, invPath, saveStream).Execute(options, UserAccountService);
                         }
                         catch (EntryPointNotFoundException e)
                         {
@@ -197,7 +216,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
                     {
                         try
                         {
-                            new InventoryArchiveWriteRequest(id, this, m_aScene, userInfo, invPath, savePath).Execute();
+                            new InventoryArchiveWriteRequest(id, this, m_aScene, userInfo, invPath, savePath).Execute(options, UserAccountService);
                         }
                         catch (EntryPointNotFoundException e)
                         {
@@ -235,14 +254,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
             if (m_scenes.Count > 0)
             {
                 UserAccount userInfo = GetUserInfo(firstName, lastName, pass);
-                        
+
                 if (userInfo != null)
                 {
                     if (CheckPresence(userInfo.PrincipalID))
                     {
+
                         InventoryArchiveReadRequest request;
                         bool merge = (options.ContainsKey("merge") ? (bool)options["merge"] : false);
-                        
+
                         try
                         {
                             request = new InventoryArchiveReadRequest(m_aScene, userInfo, invPath, loadStream, merge);
@@ -256,7 +276,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
 
                             return false;
                         }
-                    
+
                         UpdateClientWithLoadedNodes(userInfo, request.Execute());
 
                         return true;
@@ -268,6 +288,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
                             userInfo.FirstName, userInfo.LastName, userInfo.PrincipalID);
                     }
                 }
+                else
+                    m_log.ErrorFormat("[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: User {0} {1} not found",
+                            firstName, lastName);
             }
 
             return false;
@@ -368,10 +391,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
         protected void HandleSaveInvConsoleCommand(string module, string[] cmdparams)
         {
             Guid id = Guid.NewGuid();
-            
+
+            Dictionary<string, object> options = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+
+            OptionSet ops = new OptionSet();
+            //ops.Add("v|version=", delegate(string v) { options["version"] = v; });
+            ops.Add("p|profile=", delegate(string v) { options["profile"] = v; });
+
+            List<string> mainParams = ops.Parse(cmdparams);
+
             try
             {
-                if (cmdparams.Length < 6)
+                if (mainParams.Count < 6)
                 {
                     m_log.Error(
                         "[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: usage is save iar <first name> <last name> <inventory path> <user password> [<save file path>]");
@@ -379,18 +410,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
                 }
     
                 m_log.Info("[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS FACILITY IS EXPERIMENTAL.  BUG REPORTS WELCOME.");
-    
-                string firstName = cmdparams[2];
-                string lastName = cmdparams[3];
-                string invPath = cmdparams[4];
-                string pass = cmdparams[5];
-                string savePath = (cmdparams.Length > 6 ? cmdparams[6] : DEFAULT_INV_BACKUP_FILENAME);
+                if (options.ContainsKey("profile"))
+                    m_log.WarnFormat("[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Please be aware that inventory archives with creator information are not compatible with OpenSim 0.7.0.2 and earlier.  Do not use the -profile option if you want to produce a compatible IAR");
+
+                string firstName = mainParams[2];
+                string lastName = mainParams[3];
+                string invPath = mainParams[4];
+                string pass = mainParams[5];
+                string savePath = (mainParams.Count > 6 ? mainParams[6] : DEFAULT_INV_BACKUP_FILENAME);
     
                 m_log.InfoFormat(
                     "[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Saving archive {0} using inventory path {1} for {2} {3}",
                     savePath, invPath, firstName, lastName);
                     
-                ArchiveInventory(id, firstName, lastName, invPath, pass, savePath, new Dictionary<string, object>());
+                ArchiveInventory(id, firstName, lastName, invPath, pass, savePath, options);
             }
             catch (InventoryArchiverException e)
             {
@@ -518,5 +551,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
 
             return false;
         }
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/Tests/InventoryArchiverTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/Tests/InventoryArchiverTests.cs
index 938886b2..2747e15 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/Tests/InventoryArchiverTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/Tests/InventoryArchiverTests.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Serialization;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Serialization.External;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Communications;
-using OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Osp;
 using OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver;
 using OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Serialiser;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
@@ -96,14 +95,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver.Tests
             item1.Name = m_item1Name;
             item1.AssetID = UUID.Random();
             item1.GroupID = UUID.Random();
-            item1.CreatorId = OspResolver.MakeOspa(m_ua2.FirstName, m_ua2.LastName);
+            //item1.CreatorId = OspResolver.MakeOspa(m_ua2.FirstName, m_ua2.LastName);
             //item1.CreatorId = userUuid.ToString();
-            //item1.CreatorId = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000444";
+            item1.CreatorId = m_ua2.PrincipalID.ToString(); 
             item1.Owner = UUID.Zero;
-            
+
+            Scene scene = SceneSetupHelpers.SetupScene("Inventory");
+            UserProfileTestUtils.CreateUserWithInventory(scene, m_ua2, "hampshire");
+
             string item1FileName 
                 = string.Format("{0}{1}", ArchiveConstants.INVENTORY_PATH, archiveItemName);
-            tar.WriteFile(item1FileName, UserInventoryItemSerializer.Serialize(item1));
+            tar.WriteFile(item1FileName, UserInventoryItemSerializer.Serialize(item1, new Dictionary<string, object>(), scene.UserAccountService));
             tar.Close();
             m_iarStream = new MemoryStream(archiveWriteStream.ToArray());
         }
@@ -386,7 +388,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver.Tests
             Scene scene = SceneSetupHelpers.SetupScene("inventory");
             
             SceneSetupHelpers.SetupSceneModules(scene, serialiserModule, archiverModule);
-            
+
             UserProfileTestUtils.CreateUserWithInventory(scene, m_ua1, "meowfood");
             UserProfileTestUtils.CreateUserWithInventory(scene, m_ua2, "hampshire");
             
@@ -551,7 +553,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver.Tests
             
             string item1FileName 
                 = string.Format("{0}{1}", ArchiveConstants.INVENTORY_PATH, archiveItemName);
-            tar.WriteFile(item1FileName, UserInventoryItemSerializer.Serialize(item1));
+            tar.WriteFile(item1FileName, UserInventoryItemSerializer.Serialize(item1, new Dictionary<string,object>(), null));
             tar.Close();
 
             MemoryStream archiveReadStream = new MemoryStream(archiveWriteStream.ToArray());
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGAssetMapper.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGAssetMapper.cs
index ccb892e..81b65c5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGAssetMapper.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGAssetMapper.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Threading;
+using System.Xml;
+
 using log4net;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
@@ -52,14 +55,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
 //        private Dictionary<string, InventoryClient> m_inventoryServers = new Dictionary<string, InventoryClient>();
 
         private Scene m_scene;
+        private string m_ProfileServerURI;
 
         #endregion
 
         #region Constructor
 
-        public HGAssetMapper(Scene scene)
+        public HGAssetMapper(Scene scene, string profileURL)
         {
             m_scene = scene;
+            m_ProfileServerURI = profileURL;
         }
 
         #endregion
@@ -95,16 +100,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
                     try
                     {
                         asset1.ID = url + "/" + asset.ID;
-//                        UUID temp = UUID.Zero;
-                        // TODO: if the creator is local, stick this grid's URL in front
-                        //if (UUID.TryParse(asset.Metadata.CreatorID, out temp))
-                        //    asset1.Metadata.CreatorID = ??? + "/" + asset.Metadata.CreatorID;
                     }
                     catch
                     {
                         m_log.Warn("[HG ASSET MAPPER]: Oops.");
                     }
 
+                    AdjustIdentifiers(asset1.Metadata);
+                    if (asset1.Metadata.Type == (sbyte)AssetType.Object)
+                        asset1.Data = AdjustIdentifiers(asset.Data);
+                    else
+                        asset1.Data = asset.Data;
+
                     m_scene.AssetService.Store(asset1);
                     m_log.DebugFormat("[HG ASSET MAPPER]: Posted copy of asset {0} from local asset server to {1}", asset1.ID, url);
                 }
@@ -118,7 +125,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
 
         private void Copy(AssetBase from, AssetBase to)
         {
-            to.Data        = from.Data;
+            //to.Data        = from.Data; // don't copy this, it's copied elsewhere
             to.Description = from.Description;
             to.FullID      = from.FullID;
             to.ID          = from.ID;
@@ -129,6 +136,70 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
 
         }
 
+        private void AdjustIdentifiers(AssetMetadata meta)
+        {
+            if (meta.CreatorID != null && meta.CreatorID != string.Empty)
+            {
+                UUID uuid = UUID.Zero;
+                UUID.TryParse(meta.CreatorID, out uuid);
+                UserAccount creator = m_scene.UserAccountService.GetUserAccount(m_scene.RegionInfo.ScopeID, uuid); 
+                if (creator != null)
+                    meta.CreatorID = m_ProfileServerURI + "/" + meta.CreatorID + ";" + creator.FirstName + " " + creator.LastName;
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected byte[] AdjustIdentifiers(byte[] data)
+        {
+            string xml = Utils.BytesToString(data);
+            return Utils.StringToBytes(RewriteSOP(xml));
+        }
+
+        protected string RewriteSOP(string xml)
+        {
+            XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
+            doc.LoadXml(xml);
+            XmlNodeList sops = doc.GetElementsByTagName("SceneObjectPart");
+
+            foreach (XmlNode sop in sops)
+            {
+                UserAccount creator = null;
+                bool hasCreatorData = false;
+                XmlNodeList nodes = sop.ChildNodes;
+                foreach (XmlNode node in nodes)
+                {
+                    if (node.Name == "CreatorID")
+                    {
+                        UUID uuid = UUID.Zero;
+                        UUID.TryParse(node.InnerText, out uuid);
+                        creator = m_scene.UserAccountService.GetUserAccount(m_scene.RegionInfo.ScopeID, uuid);
+                    }
+                    if (node.Name == "CreatorData" && node.InnerText != null && node.InnerText != string.Empty)
+                        hasCreatorData = true;
+
+                    //if (node.Name == "OwnerID")
+                    //{
+                    //    UserAccount owner = GetUser(node.InnerText);
+                    //    if (owner != null)
+                    //        node.InnerText = m_ProfileServiceURL + "/" + node.InnerText + "/" + owner.FirstName + " " + owner.LastName;
+                    //}
+                }
+
+                if (!hasCreatorData && creator != null)
+                {
+                    XmlElement creatorData = doc.CreateElement("CreatorData");
+                    creatorData.InnerText = m_ProfileServerURI + "/" + creator.PrincipalID + ";" + creator.FirstName + " " + creator.LastName;
+                    sop.AppendChild(creatorData);
+                }
+            }
+
+            using (StringWriter wr = new StringWriter())
+            {
+                doc.Save(wr);
+                return wr.ToString();
+            }
+
+        }
+
         // TODO: unused
         // private void Dump(Dictionary<UUID, bool> lst)
         // {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGInventoryAccessModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGInventoryAccessModule.cs
index 125a397..34b8114 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGInventoryAccessModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGInventoryAccessModule.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
             get { return m_assMapper; }
         }
 
+        private string m_ProfileServerURI;
+
 //        private bool m_Initialized = false;
 
         #region INonSharedRegionModule
@@ -73,6 +75,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
                 {
                     m_Enabled = true;
                     m_log.InfoFormat("[HG INVENTORY ACCESS MODULE]: {0} enabled.", Name);
+
+                    IConfig thisModuleConfig = source.Configs["HGInventoryAccessModule"];
+                    if (thisModuleConfig != null)
+                        m_ProfileServerURI = thisModuleConfig.GetString("ProfileServerURI", string.Empty);
+                    else
+                        m_log.Warn("[HG INVENTORY ACCESS MODULE]: HGInventoryAccessModule configs not found. ProfileServerURI not set!");
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -83,7 +91,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
                 return;
 
             base.AddRegion(scene);
-            m_assMapper = new HGAssetMapper(scene);
+            m_assMapper = new HGAssetMapper(scene, m_ProfileServerURI);
             scene.EventManager.OnNewInventoryItemUploadComplete += UploadInventoryItem;
 
         }
@@ -97,7 +105,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
             string userAssetServer = string.Empty;
             if (IsForeignUser(avatarID, out userAssetServer))
             {
-                m_assMapper.Post(assetID, avatarID, userAssetServer);
+                Util.FireAndForget(delegate { m_assMapper.Post(assetID, avatarID, userAssetServer); });
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/InventoryAccessModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/InventoryAccessModule.cs
index 22da665..623cd3a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/InventoryAccessModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/InventoryAccessModule.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
 
         protected bool m_Enabled = false;
         protected Scene m_Scene;
+        protected IUserManagement m_UserManagement;
+        protected IUserManagement UserManagementModule
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (m_UserManagement == null)
+                    m_UserManagement = m_Scene.RequestModuleInterface<IUserManagement>();
+                return m_UserManagement;
+            }
+        }
+
 
         #region INonSharedRegionModule
 
@@ -416,7 +427,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
                     //
                     if (action == DeRezAction.Take || action == DeRezAction.TakeCopy)
                     {
-                        if (objlist[0].RootPart.FromFolderID != UUID.Zero)
+                        if (objlist[0].RootPart.FromFolderID != UUID.Zero && objlist[0].OwnerID == remoteClient.AgentId)
                         {
                             InventoryFolderBase f = new InventoryFolderBase(objlist[0].RootPart.FromFolderID, userID);
                             folder = m_Scene.InventoryService.GetFolder(f);
@@ -863,6 +874,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
             return null;
         }
 
+        protected void AddUserData(SceneObjectGroup sog)
+        {
+            UserManagementModule.AddUser(sog.RootPart.CreatorID, sog.RootPart.CreatorData);
+            foreach (SceneObjectPart sop in sog.Parts)
+                UserManagementModule.AddUser(sop.CreatorID, sop.CreatorData);
+        }
+
         public virtual void TransferInventoryAssets(InventoryItemBase item, UUID sender, UUID receiver)
         {
         }
@@ -943,9 +961,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
         protected virtual InventoryItemBase GetItem(UUID agentID, UUID itemID)
         {
             IInventoryService invService = m_Scene.RequestModuleInterface<IInventoryService>();
-            InventoryItemBase assetRequestItem = new InventoryItemBase(itemID, agentID);
-            assetRequestItem = invService.GetItem(assetRequestItem);
-            return assetRequestItem;
+            InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase(itemID, agentID);
+            item = invService.GetItem(item);
+            
+            if (item.CreatorData != null && item.CreatorData != string.Empty)
+                UserManagementModule.AddUser(item.CreatorIdAsUuid, item.CreatorData);
+
+            return item;
         }
 
         #endregion
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/UserManagement/UserManagementModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/UserManagement/UserManagementModule.cs
index 0d94baa..bf84100 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/UserManagement/UserManagementModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/UserManagement/UserManagementModule.cs
@@ -275,6 +275,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.UserManagement
             m_log.DebugFormat("[USER MANAGEMENT MODULE]: Added user {0} {1} {2} {3}", user.Id, user.FirstName, user.LastName, user.ProfileURL);
         }
 
+        public void AddUser(UUID uuid, string first, string last, string profileURL)
+        {
+            AddUser(uuid, profileURL + ";" + first + " " + last);
+        }
+
         //public void AddUser(UUID uuid, string userData)
         //{
         //    if (m_UserCache.ContainsKey(uuid))
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsIn/Asset/AssetServiceInConnectorModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsIn/Asset/AssetServiceInConnectorModule.cs
index 2324380..e25700d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsIn/Asset/AssetServiceInConnectorModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsIn/Asset/AssetServiceInConnectorModule.cs
@@ -91,9 +91,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsIn.Asset
             {
                 m_Registered = true;
 
-                m_log.Info("[RegionAssetService]: Starting...");
+                m_log.Info("[HGAssetService]: Starting...");
 
-                Object[] args = new Object[] { m_Config, MainServer.Instance, string.Empty };
+                
+                Object[] args = new Object[] { m_Config, MainServer.Instance, "HGAssetService" };
 
                 ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IServiceConnector>("OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:AssetServiceConnector", args);
             }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequestPreparation.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequestPreparation.cs
index b987b5a..0699407 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequestPreparation.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequestPreparation.cs
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
                 
                 new AssetsRequest(
                     new AssetsArchiver(archiveWriter), assetUuids, 
-                    m_scene.AssetService, awre.ReceivedAllAssets).Execute();
+                    m_scene.AssetService, m_scene.UserAccountService, 
+                    m_scene.RegionInfo.ScopeID, options, awre.ReceivedAllAssets).Execute();
             }
             catch (Exception) 
             {
@@ -238,10 +239,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
             }
             
             m_log.InfoFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Creating version {0}.{1} OAR", majorVersion, minorVersion);
-            if (majorVersion == 1)
-            {
-                m_log.WarnFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Please be aware that version 1.0 OARs are not compatible with OpenSim 0.7.0.2 and earlier.  Please use the --version=0 option if you want to produce a compatible OAR");
-            }            
+            //if (majorVersion == 1)
+            //{
+            //    m_log.WarnFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Please be aware that version 1.0 OARs are not compatible with OpenSim 0.7.0.2 and earlier.  Please use the --version=0 option if you want to produce a compatible OAR");
+            //}            
             
             StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
             XmlTextWriter xtw = new XmlTextWriter(sw);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/AssetsRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/AssetsRequest.cs
index d4a09b4..5da1656 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/AssetsRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/AssetsRequest.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ using log4net;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Serialization;
+using OpenSim.Framework.Serialization.External;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
@@ -100,17 +101,26 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
         /// Asset service used to request the assets
         /// </value>
         protected IAssetService m_assetService;
+        protected IUserAccountService m_userAccountService;
+        protected UUID m_scopeID; // the grid ID 
 
         protected AssetsArchiver m_assetsArchiver;
 
+        protected Dictionary<string, object> m_options;
+
         protected internal AssetsRequest(
             AssetsArchiver assetsArchiver, IDictionary<UUID, AssetType> uuids, 
-            IAssetService assetService, AssetsRequestCallback assetsRequestCallback)
+            IAssetService assetService, IUserAccountService userService, 
+            UUID scope, Dictionary<string, object> options, 
+            AssetsRequestCallback assetsRequestCallback)
         {
             m_assetsArchiver = assetsArchiver;
             m_uuids = uuids;
             m_assetsRequestCallback = assetsRequestCallback;
             m_assetService = assetService;
+            m_userAccountService = userService;
+            m_scopeID = scope;
+            m_options = options;
             m_repliesRequired = uuids.Count;
 
             m_requestCallbackTimer = new System.Timers.Timer(TIMEOUT);
@@ -241,7 +251,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
                     {
 //                        m_log.DebugFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Writing asset {0}", id);
                         m_foundAssetUuids.Add(asset.FullID);
-                        m_assetsArchiver.WriteAsset(asset);
+
+                        m_assetsArchiver.WriteAsset(PostProcess(asset));
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -288,5 +299,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
                     "[ARCHIVER]: Terminating archive creation since asset requster callback failed with {0}", e);
             }
         }
+
+        protected AssetBase PostProcess(AssetBase asset)
+        {
+            if (asset.Type == (sbyte)AssetType.Object && asset.Data != null && m_options.ContainsKey("profile"))
+            {
+                //m_log.DebugFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Rewriting object data for {0}", asset.ID);
+                string xml = ExternalRepresentationUtils.RewriteSOP(Utils.BytesToString(asset.Data), m_options["profile"].ToString(), m_userAccountService, m_scopeID);
+                asset.Data = Utils.StringToBytes(xml);
+            }
+            return asset;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IUserManagement.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IUserManagement.cs
index 1a5cb7e..2904ee8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IUserManagement.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IUserManagement.cs
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
     {
         string GetUserName(UUID uuid);
         void AddUser(UUID uuid, string userData);
+        void AddUser(UUID uuid, string firstName, string lastName, string profileURL);
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
index e6201a8..52e2e83 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
@@ -398,6 +398,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             if ((item != null) && (item.Owner == senderId))
             {
+                IUserManagement uman = RequestModuleInterface<IUserManagement>();
+                if (uman != null)
+                    uman.AddUser(item.CreatorIdAsUuid, item.CreatorData);
+
                 if (!Permissions.BypassPermissions())
                 {
                     if ((item.CurrentPermissions & (uint)PermissionMask.Transfer) == 0)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 3c2cd9b..0c7b2e8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -2059,7 +2059,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// <param name="group">Object Id</param>
         /// <param name="silent">Suppress broadcasting changes to other clients.</param>
         public void DeleteSceneObject(SceneObjectGroup group, bool silent)
-        {
+        {            
 //            m_log.DebugFormat("[SCENE]: Deleting scene object {0} {1}", group.Name, group.UUID);
             
             //SceneObjectPart rootPart = group.GetChildPart(group.UUID);
@@ -2102,7 +2102,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             if (!silent)
                 SendKillObject(new List<uint>() { group.LocalId });
 
-//            m_log.DebugFormat("[SCENE]: Exit DeleteSceneObject() for {0} {1}", group.Name, group.UUID);
+//            m_log.DebugFormat("[SCENE]: Exit DeleteSceneObject() for {0} {1}", group.Name, group.UUID);            
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -2121,9 +2121,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     // Force a database update so that the scene object group ID is accurate.  It's possible that the
                     // group has recently been delinked from another group but that this change has not been persisted
                     // to the DB.
-                    ForceSceneObjectBackup(so);
+                    // This is an expensive thing to do so only do it if absolutely necessary.
+                    if (so.HasGroupChangedDueToDelink)
+                        ForceSceneObjectBackup(so);                
+                    
                     so.DetachFromBackup();
-                    SimulationDataService.RemoveObject(so.UUID, m_regInfo.RegionID);
+                    SimulationDataService.RemoveObject(so.UUID, m_regInfo.RegionID);                                        
                 }
                                     
                 // We need to keep track of this state in case this group is still queued for further backup.
@@ -2650,6 +2653,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     }
                     else
                         m_log.DebugFormat("[SCENE]: User Client Verification for {0} {1} in {2} returned true", aCircuit.firstname, aCircuit.lastname, RegionInfo.RegionName);
+
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index bcb715b..896300f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -171,10 +171,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     }
                 }
                 m_hasGroupChanged = value;
+                
+//                m_log.DebugFormat(
+//                    "[SCENE OBJECT GROUP]: HasGroupChanged set to {0} for {1} {2}", m_hasGroupChanged, Name, LocalId);
             }
 
             get { return m_hasGroupChanged; }
         }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Has the group changed due to an unlink operation?  We record this in order to optimize deletion, since
+        /// an unlinked group currently has to be persisted to the database before we can perform an unlink operation.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool HasGroupChangedDueToDelink { get; private set; }
 
         private bool isTimeToPersist()
         {
@@ -1622,6 +1631,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                         backup_group.RootPart.AngularVelocity = RootPart.AngularVelocity;
                         backup_group.RootPart.ParticleSystem = RootPart.ParticleSystem;
                         HasGroupChanged = false;
+                        HasGroupChangedDueToDelink = false;
 
                         m_scene.EventManager.TriggerOnSceneObjectPreSave(backup_group, this);
                         datastore.StoreObject(backup_group, m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionID);
@@ -2540,8 +2550,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             linkPart.Rezzed = RootPart.Rezzed;
 
-            //HasGroupChanged = true;
-            //ScheduleGroupForFullUpdate();
+            // When we delete a group, we currently have to force persist to the database if the object id has changed
+            // (since delete works by deleting all rows which have a given object id)
+            objectGroup.HasGroupChangedDueToDelink = true;
 
             return objectGroup;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index 8cc2be1..db60ae3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -459,7 +459,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
         }
 
-        public string CreatorData // = <profile url>;<name>
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Data about the creator in the form profile_url;name
+        /// </summary>
+        public string CreatorData 
         {
             get { return m_creatorData; }
             set { m_creatorData = value; }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
index 1fe31b0..6c13eb5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
@@ -409,12 +409,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
         #region SOPXmlProcessors
         private static void ProcessAllowedDrop(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.AllowedDrop = reader.ReadElementContentAsBoolean("AllowedDrop", String.Empty);
+            obj.AllowedDrop = Util.ReadBoolean(reader);
         }
 
         private static void ProcessCreatorID(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.CreatorID = ReadUUID(reader, "CreatorID");
+            obj.CreatorID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "CreatorID");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessCreatorData(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessFolderID(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.FolderID = ReadUUID(reader, "FolderID");
+            obj.FolderID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "FolderID");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessInventorySerial(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessUUID(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.UUID = ReadUUID(reader, "UUID");
+            obj.UUID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "UUID");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessLocalId(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessPassTouches(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.PassTouches = reader.ReadElementContentAsBoolean("PassTouches", String.Empty);
+            obj.PassTouches = Util.ReadBoolean(reader);
         }
 
         private static void ProcessRegionHandle(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -474,32 +474,32 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessGroupPosition(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.GroupPosition = ReadVector(reader, "GroupPosition");
+            obj.GroupPosition = Util.ReadVector(reader, "GroupPosition");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessOffsetPosition(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.OffsetPosition = ReadVector(reader, "OffsetPosition"); ;
+            obj.OffsetPosition = Util.ReadVector(reader, "OffsetPosition"); ;
         }
 
         private static void ProcessRotationOffset(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.RotationOffset = ReadQuaternion(reader, "RotationOffset");
+            obj.RotationOffset = Util.ReadQuaternion(reader, "RotationOffset");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessVelocity(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.Velocity = ReadVector(reader, "Velocity");
+            obj.Velocity = Util.ReadVector(reader, "Velocity");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessAngularVelocity(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.AngularVelocity = ReadVector(reader, "AngularVelocity");
+            obj.AngularVelocity = Util.ReadVector(reader, "AngularVelocity");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessAcceleration(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.Acceleration = ReadVector(reader, "Acceleration");
+            obj.Acceleration = Util.ReadVector(reader, "Acceleration");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessDescription(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessScale(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.Scale = ReadVector(reader, "Scale");
+            obj.Scale = Util.ReadVector(reader, "Scale");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessUpdateFlag(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -563,22 +563,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessSitTargetOrientation(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.SitTargetOrientation = ReadQuaternion(reader, "SitTargetOrientation");
+            obj.SitTargetOrientation = Util.ReadQuaternion(reader, "SitTargetOrientation");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessSitTargetPosition(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.SitTargetPosition = ReadVector(reader, "SitTargetPosition");
+            obj.SitTargetPosition = Util.ReadVector(reader, "SitTargetPosition");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessSitTargetPositionLL(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.SitTargetPositionLL = ReadVector(reader, "SitTargetPositionLL");
+            obj.SitTargetPositionLL = Util.ReadVector(reader, "SitTargetPositionLL");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessSitTargetOrientationLL(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.SitTargetOrientationLL = ReadQuaternion(reader, "SitTargetOrientationLL");
+            obj.SitTargetOrientationLL = Util.ReadQuaternion(reader, "SitTargetOrientationLL");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessParentID(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -614,17 +614,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessGroupID(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.GroupID = ReadUUID(reader, "GroupID");
+            obj.GroupID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "GroupID");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessOwnerID(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.OwnerID = ReadUUID(reader, "OwnerID");
+            obj.OwnerID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "OwnerID");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessLastOwnerID(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.LastOwnerID = ReadUUID(reader, "LastOwnerID");
+            obj.LastOwnerID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "LastOwnerID");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessBaseMask(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -654,16 +654,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessFlags(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            string value = reader.ReadElementContentAsString("Flags", String.Empty);
-            // !!!!! to deal with flags without commas
-            if (value.Contains(" ") && !value.Contains(","))
-                value = value.Replace(" ", ", ");
-            obj.Flags = (PrimFlags)Enum.Parse(typeof(PrimFlags), value);
+            obj.Flags = Util.ReadEnum<PrimFlags>(reader, "Flags");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessCollisionSound(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            obj.CollisionSound = ReadUUID(reader, "CollisionSound");
+            obj.CollisionSound = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "CollisionSound");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessCollisionSoundVolume(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -690,7 +686,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
         #region TaskInventoryXmlProcessors
         private static void ProcessTIAssetID(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            item.AssetID = ReadUUID(reader, "AssetID");
+            item.AssetID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "AssetID");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessTIBasePermissions(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -705,7 +701,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessTICreatorID(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            item.CreatorID = ReadUUID(reader, "CreatorID");
+            item.CreatorID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "CreatorID");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessTICreatorData(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -730,7 +726,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessTIGroupID(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            item.GroupID = ReadUUID(reader, "GroupID");
+            item.GroupID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "GroupID");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessTIGroupPermissions(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -745,20 +741,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessTIItemID(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            item.ItemID = ReadUUID(reader, "ItemID");
+            item.ItemID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "ItemID");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessTIOldItemID(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            ReadUUID(reader, "OldItemID");
+            Util.ReadUUID(reader, "OldItemID");
             // On deserialization, the old item id MUST BE UUID.Zero!!!!!
             // Setting this to the saved value will BREAK script persistence!
-            // item.OldItemID = ReadUUID(reader, "OldItemID");
+            // item.OldItemID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "OldItemID");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessTILastOwnerID(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            item.LastOwnerID = ReadUUID(reader, "LastOwnerID");
+            item.LastOwnerID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "LastOwnerID");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessTIName(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -773,7 +769,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessTIOwnerID(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            item.OwnerID = ReadUUID(reader, "OwnerID");
+            item.OwnerID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "OwnerID");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessTICurrentPermissions(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -783,17 +779,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessTIParentID(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            item.ParentID = ReadUUID(reader, "ParentID");
+            item.ParentID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "ParentID");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessTIParentPartID(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            item.ParentPartID = ReadUUID(reader, "ParentPartID");
+            item.ParentPartID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "ParentPartID");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessTIPermsGranter(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            item.PermsGranter = ReadUUID(reader, "PermsGranter");
+            item.PermsGranter = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "PermsGranter");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessTIPermsMask(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -808,7 +804,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessTIOwnerChanged(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            item.OwnerChanged = reader.ReadElementContentAsBoolean("OwnerChanged", String.Empty);
+            item.OwnerChanged = Util.ReadBoolean(reader);
         }
 
         #endregion
@@ -922,7 +918,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessShpScale(PrimitiveBaseShape shp, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            shp.Scale = ReadVector(reader, "Scale");
+            shp.Scale = Util.ReadVector(reader, "Scale");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessShpState(PrimitiveBaseShape shp, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -932,25 +928,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessShpProfileShape(PrimitiveBaseShape shp, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            string value = reader.ReadElementContentAsString("ProfileShape", String.Empty);
-            // !!!!! to deal with flags without commas
-            if (value.Contains(" ") && !value.Contains(","))
-                value = value.Replace(" ", ", ");
-            shp.ProfileShape = (ProfileShape)Enum.Parse(typeof(ProfileShape), value);
+            shp.ProfileShape = Util.ReadEnum<ProfileShape>(reader, "ProfileShape");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessShpHollowShape(PrimitiveBaseShape shp, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            string value = reader.ReadElementContentAsString("HollowShape", String.Empty);
-            // !!!!! to deal with flags without commas
-            if (value.Contains(" ") && !value.Contains(","))
-                value = value.Replace(" ", ", ");
-            shp.HollowShape = (HollowShape)Enum.Parse(typeof(HollowShape), value);
+            shp.HollowShape = Util.ReadEnum<HollowShape>(reader, "HollowShape");
         }
         
         private static void ProcessShpSculptTexture(PrimitiveBaseShape shp, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            shp.SculptTexture = ReadUUID(reader, "SculptTexture");
+            shp.SculptTexture = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "SculptTexture");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessShpSculptType(PrimitiveBaseShape shp, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -1045,17 +1033,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessShpFlexiEntry(PrimitiveBaseShape shp, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            shp.FlexiEntry = reader.ReadElementContentAsBoolean("FlexiEntry", String.Empty);
+            shp.FlexiEntry = Util.ReadBoolean(reader);
         }
 
         private static void ProcessShpLightEntry(PrimitiveBaseShape shp, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            shp.LightEntry = reader.ReadElementContentAsBoolean("LightEntry", String.Empty);
+            shp.LightEntry = Util.ReadBoolean(reader);
         }
 
         private static void ProcessShpSculptEntry(PrimitiveBaseShape shp, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            shp.SculptEntry = reader.ReadElementContentAsBoolean("SculptEntry", String.Empty);
+            shp.SculptEntry = Util.ReadBoolean(reader);
         }
 
         private static void ProcessShpMedia(PrimitiveBaseShape shp, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -1220,16 +1208,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         static void WriteFlags(XmlTextWriter writer, string name, string flagsStr, Dictionary<string, object> options)
         {
-            // Older versions of serialization can't cope with commas
-            if (options.ContainsKey("version")) 
-            {
-                float version = 0.5F;
-                float.TryParse(options["version"].ToString(), out version);
-                if (version < 0.5)
-                    flagsStr = flagsStr.Replace(",", "");
-            }
-
-            writer.WriteElementString(name, flagsStr);
+            // Older versions of serialization can't cope with commas, so we eliminate the commas
+            writer.WriteElementString(name, flagsStr.Replace(",", ""));
         }
 
         static void WriteTaskInventory(XmlTextWriter writer, TaskInventoryDictionary tinv, Dictionary<string, object> options, Scene scene)
@@ -1459,66 +1439,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
             return obj;
         }
 
-        static UUID ReadUUID(XmlTextReader reader, string name)
-        {
-            UUID id;
-            string idStr;
-
-            reader.ReadStartElement(name);
-
-            if (reader.Name == "Guid")
-                idStr = reader.ReadElementString("Guid");
-            else // UUID
-                idStr = reader.ReadElementString("UUID");
-
-            UUID.TryParse(idStr, out id);
-            reader.ReadEndElement();
-
-            return id;
-        }
-
-        static Vector3 ReadVector(XmlTextReader reader, string name)
-        {
-            Vector3 vec;
-
-            reader.ReadStartElement(name);
-            vec.X = reader.ReadElementContentAsFloat(reader.Name, String.Empty); // X or x
-            vec.Y = reader.ReadElementContentAsFloat(reader.Name, String.Empty); // Y or y
-            vec.Z = reader.ReadElementContentAsFloat(reader.Name, String.Empty); // Z or z
-            reader.ReadEndElement();
-
-            return vec;
-        }
-
-        static Quaternion ReadQuaternion(XmlTextReader reader, string name)
-        {
-            Quaternion quat = new Quaternion();
-
-            reader.ReadStartElement(name);
-            while (reader.NodeType != XmlNodeType.EndElement)
-            {
-                switch (reader.Name.ToLower())
-                {
-                    case "x":
-                        quat.X = reader.ReadElementContentAsFloat(reader.Name, String.Empty);
-                        break;
-                    case "y":
-                        quat.Y = reader.ReadElementContentAsFloat(reader.Name, String.Empty);
-                        break;
-                    case "z":
-                        quat.Z = reader.ReadElementContentAsFloat(reader.Name, String.Empty);
-                        break;
-                    case "w":
-                        quat.W = reader.ReadElementContentAsFloat(reader.Name, String.Empty);
-                        break;
-                }
-            }
-
-            reader.ReadEndElement();
-
-            return quat;
-        }
-
         static TaskInventoryDictionary ReadTaskInventory(XmlTextReader reader, string name)
         {
             TaskInventoryDictionary tinv = new TaskInventoryDictionary();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/SceneObjectLinkingTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/SceneObjectLinkingTests.cs
index f57cf98..b84298f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/SceneObjectLinkingTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/SceneObjectLinkingTests.cs
@@ -121,13 +121,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Tests
                 "Not exactly sure what this is asserting...");
 
             // Delink part 2
-            grp1.DelinkFromGroup(part2.LocalId);
+            SceneObjectGroup grp3 = grp1.DelinkFromGroup(part2.LocalId);
 
             if (debugtest)
                 m_log.Debug("Group2: Prim2: OffsetPosition:" + part2.AbsolutePosition + ", OffsetRotation:" + part2.RotationOffset);
 
             Assert.That(grp1.Parts.Length, Is.EqualTo(1), "Group 1 still contained part2 after delink.");
             Assert.That(part2.AbsolutePosition == Vector3.Zero, "The absolute position should be zero");
+            Assert.That(grp3.HasGroupChangedDueToDelink, Is.True);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -325,7 +326,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Tests
 
             SceneObjectGroup sog = new SceneObjectGroup(rootPart);
             sog.AddPart(linkPart);
-            scene.AddNewSceneObject(sog, true);
+            scene.AddNewSceneObject(sog, true);            
             
             // In a test, we have to crank the backup handle manually.  Normally this would be done by the timer invoked
             // scene backup thread.
@@ -333,7 +334,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Tests
                         
             // These changes should occur immediately without waiting for a backup pass
             SceneObjectGroup groupToDelete = sog.DelinkFromGroup(linkPart, false);
+            
+            Assert.That(groupToDelete.HasGroupChangedDueToDelink, Is.True);
             scene.DeleteSceneObject(groupToDelete, false);
+            Assert.That(groupToDelete.HasGroupChangedDueToDelink, Is.False);
             
             List<SceneObjectGroup> storedObjects = scene.SimulationDataService.LoadObjects(scene.RegionInfo.RegionID);
             
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerConnector.cs
index b6425f4..df571fa 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerConnector.cs
@@ -53,12 +53,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Asset
                     String.Empty);
 
             if (assetService == String.Empty)
-                throw new Exception("No AssetService in config file");
+                throw new Exception("No LocalServiceModule in config file");
 
             Object[] args = new Object[] { config };
             m_AssetService =
                     ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IAssetService>(assetService, args);
 
+            if (m_AssetService == null)
+                throw new Exception(String.Format("Failed to load AssetService from {0}; config is {1}", assetService, m_ConfigName));
+
             bool allowDelete = serverConfig.GetBoolean("AllowRemoteDelete", false);
 
             server.AddStreamHandler(new AssetServerGetHandler(m_AssetService));
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Inventory/XInventoryInConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Inventory/XInventoryInConnector.cs
index ce72c78..edb44ea 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Inventory/XInventoryInConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Inventory/XInventoryInConnector.cs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Asset
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                m_log.Debug("[XINVENTORY HANDLER]: Exception {0}", e);
+                m_log.DebugFormat("[XINVENTORY HANDLER]: Exception {0}", e);
             }
 
             return FailureResult();
@@ -605,6 +605,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Asset
                 ret["CreatorId"] = item.CreatorId.ToString();
             else
                 ret["CreatorId"] = String.Empty;
+            if (item.CreatorData != null)
+                ret["CreatorData"] = item.CreatorData;
+            else
+                ret["CreatorData"] = String.Empty;
             ret["CurrentPermissions"] = item.CurrentPermissions.ToString();
             ret["Description"] = item.Description.ToString();
             ret["EveryOnePermissions"] = item.EveryOnePermissions.ToString();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/AssetService/AssetService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/AssetService/AssetService.cs
index 3122382..81ef225 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/AssetService/AssetService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/AssetService/AssetService.cs
@@ -43,44 +43,51 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.AssetService
                 LogManager.GetLogger(
                 MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
+        protected static AssetService m_RootInstance;
+
         public AssetService(IConfigSource config) : base(config)
         {
-            MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand("kfs", false,
-                    "show digest",
-                    "show digest <ID>",
-                    "Show asset digest", HandleShowDigest);
-
-            MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand("kfs", false,
-                    "delete asset",
-                    "delete asset <ID>",
-                    "Delete asset from database", HandleDeleteAsset);
-
-            if (m_AssetLoader != null)
+            if (m_RootInstance == null)
             {
-                IConfig assetConfig = config.Configs["AssetService"];
-                if (assetConfig == null)
-                    throw new Exception("No AssetService configuration");
+                m_RootInstance = this;
 
-                string loaderArgs = assetConfig.GetString("AssetLoaderArgs",
-                        String.Empty);
+                MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand("kfs", false,
+                        "show digest",
+                        "show digest <ID>",
+                        "Show asset digest", HandleShowDigest);
 
-                bool assetLoaderEnabled = assetConfig.GetBoolean("AssetLoaderEnabled", true);
+                MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand("kfs", false,
+                        "delete asset",
+                        "delete asset <ID>",
+                        "Delete asset from database", HandleDeleteAsset);
 
-                if (assetLoaderEnabled)
+                if (m_AssetLoader != null)
                 {
-                    m_log.InfoFormat("[ASSET]: Loading default asset set from {0}", loaderArgs);
-                    m_AssetLoader.ForEachDefaultXmlAsset(loaderArgs,
-                            delegate(AssetBase a)
-                            {
-                                Store(a);
-                            });
+                    IConfig assetConfig = config.Configs["AssetService"];
+                    if (assetConfig == null)
+                        throw new Exception("No AssetService configuration");
+
+                    string loaderArgs = assetConfig.GetString("AssetLoaderArgs",
+                            String.Empty);
+
+                    bool assetLoaderEnabled = assetConfig.GetBoolean("AssetLoaderEnabled", true);
+
+                    if (assetLoaderEnabled)
+                    {
+                        m_log.InfoFormat("[ASSET]: Loading default asset set from {0}", loaderArgs);
+                        m_AssetLoader.ForEachDefaultXmlAsset(loaderArgs,
+                                delegate(AssetBase a)
+                                {
+                                    Store(a);
+                                });
+                    }
+
+                    m_log.Info("[ASSET SERVICE]: Local asset service enabled");
                 }
-                
-                m_log.Info("[ASSET SERVICE]: Local asset service enabled");
             }
         }
 
-        public AssetBase Get(string id)
+        public virtual AssetBase Get(string id)
         {
             UUID assetID;
 
@@ -93,12 +100,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.AssetService
             return m_Database.GetAsset(assetID);
         }
 
-        public AssetBase GetCached(string id)
+        public virtual AssetBase GetCached(string id)
         {
             return Get(id);
         }
 
-        public AssetMetadata GetMetadata(string id)
+        public virtual AssetMetadata GetMetadata(string id)
         {
             UUID assetID;
 
@@ -112,7 +119,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.AssetService
             return null;
         }
 
-        public byte[] GetData(string id)
+        public virtual byte[] GetData(string id)
         {
             UUID assetID;
 
@@ -123,7 +130,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.AssetService
             return asset.Data;
         }
 
-        public bool Get(string id, Object sender, AssetRetrieved handler)
+        public virtual bool Get(string id, Object sender, AssetRetrieved handler)
         {
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[AssetService]: Get asset async {0}", id);
             
@@ -141,7 +148,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.AssetService
             return true;
         }
 
-        public string Store(AssetBase asset)
+        public virtual string Store(AssetBase asset)
         {
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[ASSET SERVICE]: Store asset {0} {1}", asset.Name, asset.ID);
             if (!m_Database.StoreAsset(asset))
@@ -157,7 +164,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.AssetService
             return false;
         }
 
-        public bool Delete(string id)
+        public virtual bool Delete(string id)
         {
             m_log.DebugFormat("[ASSET SERVICE]: Deleting asset {0}", id);
             UUID assetID;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HGAssetService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HGAssetService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a82d0d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HGAssetService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/*
+ * 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 System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Xml;
+
+using Nini.Config;
+using log4net;
+using OpenMetaverse;
+
+using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.Serialization.External;
+using OpenSim.Server.Base;
+using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+using OpenSim.Services.AssetService;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Services.HypergridService
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Hypergrid asset service. It serves the IAssetService interface,
+    /// but implements it in ways that are appropriate for inter-grid
+    /// asset exchanges.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class HGAssetService : OpenSim.Services.AssetService.AssetService, IAssetService
+    {
+        private static readonly ILog m_log =
+            LogManager.GetLogger(
+            MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+
+        private string m_ProfileServiceURL;
+        private IUserAccountService m_UserAccountService;
+
+        private UserAccountCache m_Cache;
+
+        public HGAssetService(IConfigSource config) : base(config)
+        {
+            m_log.Debug("[HGAsset Service]: Starting");
+            IConfig assetConfig = config.Configs["HGAssetService"];
+            if (assetConfig == null)
+                throw new Exception("No HGAssetService configuration");
+
+            string userAccountsDll = assetConfig.GetString("UserAccountsService", string.Empty);
+            if (userAccountsDll == string.Empty)
+                throw new Exception("Please specify UserAccountsService in HGAssetService configuration");
+
+            Object[] args = new Object[] { config };
+            m_UserAccountService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IUserAccountService>(userAccountsDll, args);
+            if (m_UserAccountService == null)
+                throw new Exception(String.Format("Unable to create UserAccountService from {0}", userAccountsDll));
+
+            m_ProfileServiceURL = assetConfig.GetString("ProfileServerURI", string.Empty);
+
+            m_Cache = UserAccountCache.CreateUserAccountCache(m_UserAccountService);
+        }
+
+        #region IAssetService overrides
+        public override AssetBase Get(string id)
+        {
+            AssetBase asset = base.Get(id);
+
+            if (asset == null)
+                return null;
+
+            if (asset.Metadata.Type == (sbyte)AssetType.Object)
+                asset.Data = AdjustIdentifiers(asset.Data); ;
+
+            AdjustIdentifiers(asset.Metadata);
+
+            return asset;
+        }
+
+        public override AssetMetadata GetMetadata(string id)
+        {
+            AssetMetadata meta = base.GetMetadata(id);
+
+            if (meta == null)
+                return null;
+
+            AdjustIdentifiers(meta);
+
+            return meta;
+        }
+
+        public override byte[] GetData(string id)
+        {
+            byte[] data = base.GetData(id);
+
+            if (data == null)
+                return null;
+
+            return AdjustIdentifiers(data);
+        }
+
+        //public virtual bool Get(string id, Object sender, AssetRetrieved handler)
+
+        public override bool Delete(string id)
+        {
+            // NOGO
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        #endregion 
+
+        protected void AdjustIdentifiers(AssetMetadata meta)
+        {
+            UserAccount creator = m_Cache.GetUser(meta.CreatorID);
+            if (creator != null)
+                meta.CreatorID = m_ProfileServiceURL + "/" + meta.CreatorID + ";" + creator.FirstName + " " + creator.LastName;
+        }
+
+        protected byte[] AdjustIdentifiers(byte[] data)
+        {
+            string xml = Utils.BytesToString(data);
+            return Utils.StringToBytes(ExternalRepresentationUtils.RewriteSOP(xml, m_ProfileServiceURL, m_Cache, UUID.Zero));
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/InventoryService/HGInventoryService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HGInventoryService.cs
index d62c008..9ee1ae4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/InventoryService/HGInventoryService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HGInventoryService.cs
@@ -33,11 +33,20 @@ using Nini.Config;
 using System.Reflection;
 using OpenSim.Services.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+using OpenSim.Services.InventoryService;
 using OpenSim.Data;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 
-namespace OpenSim.Services.InventoryService
+namespace OpenSim.Services.HypergridService
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Hypergrid inventory service. It serves the IInventoryService interface,
+    /// but implements it in ways that are appropriate for inter-grid
+    /// inventory exchanges. Specifically, it does not performs deletions
+    /// and it responds to GetRootFolder requests with the ID of the
+    /// Suitcase folder, not the actual "My Inventory" folder.
+    /// </summary>
     public class HGInventoryService : XInventoryService, IInventoryService
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log =
@@ -46,9 +55,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.InventoryService
 
         protected new IXInventoryData m_Database;
 
+        private string m_ProfileServiceURL;
+        private IUserAccountService m_UserAccountService;
+
+        private UserAccountCache m_Cache;
+
         public HGInventoryService(IConfigSource config)
             : base(config)
         {
+            m_log.Debug("[HGInventory Service]: Starting");
+
             string dllName = String.Empty;
             string connString = String.Empty;
             //string realm = "Inventory"; // OSG version doesn't use this
@@ -68,12 +84,25 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.InventoryService
             //
             // Try reading the [InventoryService] section, if it exists
             //
-            IConfig authConfig = config.Configs["InventoryService"];
-            if (authConfig != null)
+            IConfig invConfig = config.Configs["HGInventoryService"];
+            if (invConfig != null)
             {
-                dllName = authConfig.GetString("StorageProvider", dllName);
-                connString = authConfig.GetString("ConnectionString", connString);
+                dllName = invConfig.GetString("StorageProvider", dllName);
+                connString = invConfig.GetString("ConnectionString", connString);
+                
                 // realm = authConfig.GetString("Realm", realm);
+                string userAccountsDll = invConfig.GetString("UserAccountsService", string.Empty);
+                if (userAccountsDll == string.Empty)
+                    throw new Exception("Please specify UserAccountsService in HGInventoryService configuration");
+
+                Object[] args = new Object[] { config };
+                m_UserAccountService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IUserAccountService>(userAccountsDll, args);
+                if (m_UserAccountService == null)
+                    throw new Exception(String.Format("Unable to create UserAccountService from {0}", userAccountsDll));
+
+                m_ProfileServiceURL = invConfig.GetString("ProfileServerURI", string.Empty);
+
+                m_Cache = UserAccountCache.CreateUserAccountCache(m_UserAccountService);
             }
 
             //
@@ -282,9 +311,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.InventoryService
         //{
         //}
 
-        //public InventoryItemBase GetItem(InventoryItemBase item)
-        //{
-        //}
+        public override InventoryItemBase GetItem(InventoryItemBase item)
+        {
+            InventoryItemBase it = base.GetItem(item);
+
+            UserAccount user = m_Cache.GetUser(it.CreatorId);
+
+            // Adjust the creator data
+            if (user != null && it != null && (it.CreatorData == null || it.CreatorData == string.Empty))
+                it.CreatorData = m_ProfileServiceURL + "/" + it.CreatorId + ";" + user.FirstName + " " + user.LastName;
+
+            return it;
+        }
 
         //public InventoryFolderBase GetFolder(InventoryFolderBase folder)
         //{
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/UserAccountCache.cs b/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/UserAccountCache.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e9aea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/UserAccountCache.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+using log4net;
+using OpenMetaverse;
+
+using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Services.HypergridService
+{
+    public class UserAccountCache : IUserAccountService
+    {
+        private const double CACHE_EXPIRATION_SECONDS = 120000.0; // 33 hours!
+
+        private static readonly ILog m_log =
+                LogManager.GetLogger(
+                MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+        private ExpiringCache<UUID, UserAccount> m_UUIDCache;
+
+        private IUserAccountService m_UserAccountService;
+
+        private static UserAccountCache m_Singleton;
+
+        public static UserAccountCache CreateUserAccountCache(IUserAccountService u)
+        {
+            if (m_Singleton == null)
+                m_Singleton = new UserAccountCache(u);
+
+            return m_Singleton;
+        }
+
+        private UserAccountCache(IUserAccountService u)
+        {
+            m_UUIDCache = new ExpiringCache<UUID, UserAccount>();
+            m_UserAccountService = u;
+        }
+
+        public void Cache(UUID userID, UserAccount account)
+        {
+            // Cache even null accounts
+            m_UUIDCache.AddOrUpdate(userID, account, CACHE_EXPIRATION_SECONDS);
+
+            //m_log.DebugFormat("[USER CACHE]: cached user {0}", userID);
+        }
+
+        public UserAccount Get(UUID userID, out bool inCache)
+        {
+            UserAccount account = null;
+            inCache = false;
+            if (m_UUIDCache.TryGetValue(userID, out account))
+            {
+                //m_log.DebugFormat("[USER CACHE]: Account {0} {1} found in cache", account.FirstName, account.LastName);
+                inCache = true;
+                return account;
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public UserAccount GetUser(string id)
+        {
+            UUID uuid = UUID.Zero;
+            UUID.TryParse(id, out uuid);
+            bool inCache = false;
+            UserAccount account = Get(uuid, out inCache);
+            if (!inCache)
+            {
+                account = m_UserAccountService.GetUserAccount(UUID.Zero, uuid);
+                Cache(uuid, account);
+            }
+
+            return account;
+        }
+
+        #region IUserAccountService
+        public UserAccount GetUserAccount(UUID scopeID, UUID userID)
+        {
+            return GetUser(userID.ToString());
+        }
+
+        public UserAccount GetUserAccount(UUID scopeID, string FirstName, string LastName)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public UserAccount GetUserAccount(UUID scopeID, string Email)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public List<UserAccount> GetUserAccounts(UUID scopeID, string query)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public bool StoreUserAccount(UserAccount data)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+        #endregion
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/LLLoginService/LLLoginService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/LLLoginService/LLLoginService.cs
index b26cd6e..335c7e7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/LLLoginService/LLLoginService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/LLLoginService/LLLoginService.cs
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.LLLoginService
             if (account.ServiceURLs == null)
                 return;
 
+            // Old style: get the service keys from the DB 
             foreach (KeyValuePair<string, object> kvp in account.ServiceURLs)
             {
                 if (kvp.Value == null || (kvp.Value != null && kvp.Value.ToString() == string.Empty))
@@ -780,6 +781,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.LLLoginService
                     aCircuit.ServiceURLs[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value;
                 }
             }
+
+            // New style: service keys  start with SRV_; override the previous
+            string[] keys = m_LoginServerConfig.GetKeys();
+
+            if (keys.Length > 0)
+            {
+                IEnumerable<string> serviceKeys = keys.Where(value => value.StartsWith("SRV_"));
+                foreach (string serviceKey in serviceKeys)
+                {
+                    string keyName = serviceKey.Replace("SRV_", "");
+                    aCircuit.ServiceURLs[keyName] = m_LoginServerConfig.GetString(serviceKey, string.Empty);
+                    m_log.DebugFormat("[LLLOGIN SERVICE]: found new key {0} {1}", keyName, aCircuit.ServiceURLs[keyName]);
+                }
+            }
+
         }
 
         private bool LaunchAgentDirectly(ISimulationService simConnector, GridRegion region, AgentCircuitData aCircuit, out string reason)
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.Grid.GridServer.addin.xml b/bin/OpenSim.Grid.GridServer.addin.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 85742a1..0000000
--- a/bin/OpenSim.Grid.GridServer.addin.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<Addin id="OpenSim.Grid.GridServer" isroot="true" version="0.5">
-    <Runtime>
-        <Import assembly="OpenSim.Grid.GridServer.exe"/>
-        <Import assembly="OpenSim.Framework.dll"/>
-    </Runtime>
-    <ExtensionPoint path = "/OpenSim/GridServer">
-        <ExtensionNode name="Plugin" type="OpenSim.Framework.PluginExtensionNode" objectType="OpenSim.Grid.GridServer.IGridPlugin"/>
-    </ExtensionPoint>
-</Addin>
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.Grid.GridServer.exe.config b/bin/OpenSim.Grid.GridServer.exe.config
deleted file mode 100644
index efc486f..0000000
--- a/bin/OpenSim.Grid.GridServer.exe.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<configuration>
-  <configSections>
-    <section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler,log4net" />
-  </configSections>
-  <appSettings>
-  </appSettings>
-  <log4net>
-    <appender name="Console" type="OpenSim.Framework.Console.OpenSimAppender, OpenSim.Framework.Console">
-      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
-        <conversionPattern value="%date{HH:mm:ss} - %message%newline" />
-      </layout>
-    </appender>
-    <appender name="LogFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.FileAppender">
-      <file value="OpenSim.Grid.GridServer.log" />
-      <appendToFile value="true" />
-      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
-        <conversionPattern value="%date %-5level - %logger %message%newline" />
-      </layout>
-    </appender>
-
-    <root>
-      <level value="DEBUG" />
-      <appender-ref ref="Console" />
-      <appender-ref ref="LogFileAppender" />
-    </root>
-  </log4net>
-</configuration>
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.Grid.MessagingServer.exe.config b/bin/OpenSim.Grid.MessagingServer.exe.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 481ce4b..0000000
--- a/bin/OpenSim.Grid.MessagingServer.exe.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<configuration>
-  <configSections>
-    <section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler,log4net" />
-  </configSections>
-  <appSettings>
-  </appSettings>
-  <log4net>
-    <appender name="Console" type="OpenSim.Framework.Console.OpenSimAppender, OpenSim.Framework.Console">
-      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
-        <conversionPattern value="%date{HH:mm:ss} - %message%newline" />
-      </layout>
-    </appender>
-    <appender name="LogFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.FileAppender">
-      <file value="OpenSim.Grid.MessagingServer.log" />
-      <appendToFile value="true" />
-      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
-        <conversionPattern value="%date %-5level - %logger %message%newline" />
-      </layout>
-    </appender>
-
-    <root>
-      <level value="DEBUG" />
-      <appender-ref ref="Console" />
-      <appender-ref ref="LogFileAppender" />
-    </root>
-  </log4net>
-</configuration>
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.Grid.ScriptServer.exe.config b/bin/OpenSim.Grid.ScriptServer.exe.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 5cae2b0..0000000
--- a/bin/OpenSim.Grid.ScriptServer.exe.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<configuration>
-  <configSections>
-    <section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler,log4net" />
-  </configSections>
-  <appSettings>
-  </appSettings>
-  <log4net>
-    <appender name="Console" type="OpenSim.Framework.Console.OpenSimAppender, OpenSim.Framework.Console">
-      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
-        <conversionPattern value="%date{HH:mm:ss} - %message%newline" />
-      </layout>
-    </appender>
-    <appender name="LogFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.FileAppender">
-      <file value="OpenSim.Grid.ScriptServer.log" />
-      <appendToFile value="true" />
-      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
-        <conversionPattern value="%date %-5level - %logger %message%newline" />
-      </layout>
-    </appender>
-
-    <root>
-      <level value="DEBUG" />
-      <appender-ref ref="Console" />
-      <appender-ref ref="LogFileAppender" />
-    </root>
-  </log4net>
-</configuration>
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.Grid.UserServer.exe.config b/bin/OpenSim.Grid.UserServer.exe.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 315e69d..0000000
--- a/bin/OpenSim.Grid.UserServer.exe.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<configuration>
-  <configSections>
-    <section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler,log4net" />
-  </configSections>
-  <appSettings>
-  </appSettings>
-  <log4net>
-    <appender name="Console" type="OpenSim.Framework.Console.OpenSimAppender, OpenSim.Framework.Console">
-      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
-        <conversionPattern value="%date{HH:mm:ss} - %message%newline" />
-      </layout>
-    </appender>
-    <appender name="LogFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.FileAppender">
-      <file value="OpenSim.Grid.UserServer.log" />
-      <appendToFile value="true" />
-      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
-        <conversionPattern value="%date %-5level - %logger %message%newline" />
-      </layout>
-    </appender>
-
-    <root>
-      <level value="DEBUG" />
-      <appender-ref ref="Console" />
-      <appender-ref ref="LogFileAppender" />
-    </root>
-  </log4net>
-</configuration>
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.exe.config b/bin/OpenSim.exe.config
index 3c7adf5..eece040 100755
--- a/bin/OpenSim.exe.config
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.exe.config
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
     <appender name="Console" type="OpenSim.Framework.Console.OpenSimAppender, OpenSim.Framework.Console">
       <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
         <conversionPattern value="%date{HH:mm:ss} - %message" />
+        <!-- console log with milliseconds.  Useful for debugging -->
+        <!-- <conversionPattern value="%date{HH:mm:ss.fff} - %message" /> -->
       </layout>
     </appender>
 
diff --git a/bin/Robust.HG.ini.example b/bin/Robust.HG.ini.example
index e1627c0..dbac73b 100644
--- a/bin/Robust.HG.ini.example
+++ b/bin/Robust.HG.ini.example
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 ; * [[<ConfigName>@]<port>/]<dll name>[:<class name>]
 ; *
 [Startup]
-ServiceConnectors = "8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:AssetServiceConnector,8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:XInventoryInConnector,8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:FreeswitchServerConnector,8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:GridServiceConnector,8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:GridInfoServerInConnector,8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:AuthenticationServiceConnector,8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:OpenIdServerConnector,8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:AvatarServiceConnector,8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:LLLoginServiceInConnector,8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:PresenceServiceConnector,8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:UserAccountServiceConnector,8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:GridUserServiceConnector,8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:FriendsServiceConnector,8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:GatekeeperServiceInConnector,8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:UserAgentServerConnector,HGInventoryService@8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:XInventoryInConnector,8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:AssetServiceConnector,8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:HeloServiceInConnector"
+ServiceConnectors = "8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:AssetServiceConnector,8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:XInventoryInConnector,8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:FreeswitchServerConnector,8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:GridServiceConnector,8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:GridInfoServerInConnector,8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:AuthenticationServiceConnector,8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:OpenIdServerConnector,8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:AvatarServiceConnector,8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:LLLoginServiceInConnector,8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:PresenceServiceConnector,8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:UserAccountServiceConnector,8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:GridUserServiceConnector,8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:FriendsServiceConnector,8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:GatekeeperServiceInConnector,8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:UserAgentServerConnector,HGInventoryService@8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:XInventoryInConnector,HGAssetService@8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:AssetServiceConnector,8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:HeloServiceInConnector"
 
 ; * This is common for all services, it's the network setup for the entire
 ; * server instance, if none if specified above
@@ -154,10 +154,12 @@ ServiceConnectors = "8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:AssetServiceConnector,8003
     
     ; Defaults for the users, if none is specified in the useraccounts table entry (ServiceURLs)
     ; CHANGE THIS
-    HomeURI = "http://127.0.0.1:8002"
-    GatekeeperURI = "http://127.0.0.1:8002"
-    InventoryServerURI = "http://127.0.0.1:8002"
-    AssetServerURI = "http://127.0.0.1:8002"
+        GatekeeperURI = "http://127.0.0.1:8002"
+
+    SRV_HomeURI = "http://127.0.0.1:8002"
+    SRV_InventoryServerURI = "http://127.0.0.1:8002"
+    SRV_AssetServerURI = "http://127.0.0.1:8002"
+        SRV_ProfileServerURI = "http://127.0.0.1:8002"
 
 [GridInfoService]
     ; These settings are used to return information on a get_grid_info call.
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@ ServiceConnectors = "8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:AssetServiceConnector,8003
     ; See http://opensimulator.org/wiki/GridInfo
 
     ; login uri: for grid this is the login server URI
-    login = http://127.0.0.1:9000/
+    login = http://127.0.0.1:8002/
 
     ; long grid name: the long name of your grid
     gridname = "the lost continent of hippo"
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ ServiceConnectors = "8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:AssetServiceConnector,8003
 
     ; helper uri: optional: if it exists if will be used to tell the client to use
     ;                       this for all economy related things
-    ;economy = http://127.0.0.1:9000/
+    ;economy = http://127.0.0.1:8002/
 
     ; web page of grid: optional: page providing further information about your grid
     ;about = http://127.0.0.1/about/
@@ -241,4 +243,15 @@ ServiceConnectors = "8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:AssetServiceConnector,8003
 ; * 
 [HGInventoryService]
     ; For the InventoryServiceInConnector
-    LocalServiceModule = "OpenSim.Services.InventoryService.dll:HGInventoryService"
+    LocalServiceModule = "OpenSim.Services.HypergridService.dll:HGInventoryService"
+        UserAccountsService = "OpenSim.Services.UserAccountService.dll:UserAccountService"
+        ProfileServerURI = "http://127.0.0.1:8002/user"
+
+; * The interface that local users get when they are in other grids.
+; * This restricts the access that the rest of the world has to
+; * the assets of this world.
+; * 
+[HGAssetService]
+    LocalServiceModule = "OpenSim.Services.HypergridService.dll:HGAssetService"
+    UserAccountsService = "OpenSim.Services.UserAccountService.dll:UserAccountService"
+    ProfileServerURI = "http://127.0.0.1:8002/user"
diff --git a/bin/config-include/GridCommon.ini.example b/bin/config-include/GridCommon.ini.example
index cb771b8..762b09a 100644
--- a/bin/config-include/GridCommon.ini.example
+++ b/bin/config-include/GridCommon.ini.example
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@
     ;
     FriendsServerURI = "http://mygridserver.com:8003"
 
+[HGInventoryAccessModule]
+    ;
+    ; === HG ONLY ===
+    ; Change this to your profile server 
+    ; accessible from other grids
+    ;
+    ProfileServerURI = "http://mygridserver.com:8002/profiles"
+
 [Modules]
     ;; Choose 0 or 1 cache modules, and the corresponding config file, if it exists.
     ;; Copy the config .example file into your own .ini file and change configs there
diff --git a/bin/config-include/StandaloneCommon.ini.example b/bin/config-include/StandaloneCommon.ini.example
index 1fcf043..58059f5 100644
--- a/bin/config-include/StandaloneCommon.ini.example
+++ b/bin/config-include/StandaloneCommon.ini.example
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@
     DefaultAssetLoader = "OpenSim.Framework.AssetLoader.Filesystem.dll"
     AssetLoaderArgs = "assets/AssetSets.xml"
 
+[HGInventoryService]
+    ProfileServerURI = "http://127.0.0.1:9000/profiles"
+
+[HGAssetService]
+    ProfileServerURI = "http://127.0.0.1:9000/profiles"
+
+[HGInventoryAccessModule]
+    ProfileServerURI = "http://127.0.0.1:9000/profiles"
+
 [Modules]
     ;; Choose 0 or 1 cache modules, and the corresponding config file, if it exists.
     ;; Copy the config .example file into your own .ini file and change configs there
@@ -68,11 +77,12 @@
 
 [LoginService]
     WelcomeMessage = "Welcome, Avatar!"
-
-    HomeURI = "http://127.0.0.1:9000"
     GatekeeperURI = "http://127.0.0.1:9000"
-    InventoryServerURI = "http://127.0.0.1:9000"
-    AssetServerURI = "http://127.0.0.1:9000"
+
+    SRV_HomeURI = "http://127.0.0.1:9000"    
+    SRV_InventoryServerURI = "http://127.0.0.1:9000"
+    SRV_AssetServerURI = "http://127.0.0.1:9000"
+    SRV_ProfileServerURI = "http://127.0.0.1:9000"
 
 [GatekeeperService]
     ExternalName = "http://127.0.0.1:9000"
diff --git a/bin/config-include/StandaloneHypergrid.ini b/bin/config-include/StandaloneHypergrid.ini
index f164d33..68aa739 100644
--- a/bin/config-include/StandaloneHypergrid.ini
+++ b/bin/config-include/StandaloneHypergrid.ini
@@ -128,8 +128,14 @@
 ;; This greatly restricts the inventory operations while in other grids
 [HGInventoryService]
     ; For the InventoryServiceInConnector
-    LocalServiceModule    = "OpenSim.Services.InventoryService.dll:HGInventoryService"
+    LocalServiceModule    = "OpenSim.Services.HypergridService.dll:HGInventoryService"
+    UserAccountsService = "OpenSim.Services.UserAccountService.dll:UserAccountService"
 
+;; The interface that local users get when they are in other grids
+;; This restricts/filters the asset operations from the outside
+[HGAssetService]
+    LocalServiceModule = "OpenSim.Services.HypergridService.dll:HGAssetService"
+    UserAccountsService = "OpenSim.Services.UserAccountService.dll:UserAccountService"
 
 ;; This should always be the very last thing on this file
 [Includes]
diff --git a/prebuild.xml b/prebuild.xml
index f08d0d3..a302d5f 100644
--- a/prebuild.xml
+++ b/prebuild.xml
@@ -175,6 +175,34 @@
       </Files>
     </Project>
 
+    <Project frameworkVersion="v3_5" name="OpenSim.Services.Interfaces" path="OpenSim/Services/Interfaces" type="Library">
+      <Configuration name="Debug">
+        <Options>
+          <OutputPath>../../../bin/</OutputPath>
+        </Options>
+      </Configuration>
+      <Configuration name="Release">
+        <Options>
+          <OutputPath>../../../bin/</OutputPath>
+        </Options>
+      </Configuration>
+
+      <ReferencePath>../../../bin/</ReferencePath>
+      <Reference name="System"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenMetaverseTypes" path="../../../bin/"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenMetaverse" path="../../../bin/"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenMetaverse.StructuredData" path="../../../bin/"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Framework"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Framework.Console"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer"/>
+      <Reference name="Nini" path="../../../bin/"/>
+      <Reference name="log4net" path="../../../bin/"/>
+
+      <Files>
+        <Match pattern="*.cs" recurse="true"/>
+      </Files>
+    </Project>
+
     <Project frameworkVersion="v3_5" name="OpenSim.Framework.Serialization" path="OpenSim/Framework/Serialization" type="Library">
       <Configuration name="Debug">
         <Options>
@@ -194,6 +222,7 @@
       <Reference name="OpenMetaverse" path="../../../bin/"/>
       <Reference name="OpenMetaverseTypes" path="../../../bin/"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Framework"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Services.Interfaces"/>
 
       <Files>
         <Match pattern="*.cs" recurse="true">
@@ -661,35 +690,6 @@
       </Files>
     </Project>
 
-    <Project frameworkVersion="v3_5" name="OpenSim.Services.Interfaces" path="OpenSim/Services/Interfaces" type="Library">
-      <Configuration name="Debug">
-        <Options>
-          <OutputPath>../../../bin/</OutputPath>
-        </Options>
-      </Configuration>
-      <Configuration name="Release">
-        <Options>
-          <OutputPath>../../../bin/</OutputPath>
-        </Options>
-      </Configuration>
-
-      <ReferencePath>../../../bin/</ReferencePath>
-      <Reference name="System"/>
-      <Reference name="OpenMetaverseTypes" path="../../../bin/"/>
-      <Reference name="OpenMetaverse" path="../../../bin/"/>
-      <Reference name="OpenMetaverse.StructuredData" path="../../../bin/"/>
-      <Reference name="OpenSim.Framework"/>
-      <Reference name="OpenSim.Framework.Console"/>
-      <Reference name="OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer"/>
-      <Reference name="Nini" path="../../../bin/"/>
-      <Reference name="log4net" path="../../../bin/"/>
-
-      <Files>
-        <Match pattern="*.cs" recurse="true"/>
-      </Files>
-    </Project>
-
-
     <Project frameworkVersion="v3_5" name="OpenSim.Framework.Capabilities" path="OpenSim/Framework/Capabilities" type="Library">
       <Configuration name="Debug">
         <Options>
@@ -1284,10 +1284,13 @@
       <Reference name="OpenMetaverseTypes" path="../../../bin/"/>
       <Reference name="OpenMetaverse" path="../../../bin/"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Framework"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Framework.Serialization"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Framework.Console"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Services.Interfaces"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Services.Base"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Services.AssetService"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Services.InventoryService"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Services.Connectors"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Data"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Server.Base"/>