diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs
index 2dc4e1efcf..9d182b6f78 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs
@@ -51,33 +51,32 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
     /// A shim around LLUDPServer that implements the IClientNetworkServer interface
     /// </summary>
     [Extension(Path = "/OpenSim/RegionModules", NodeName = "RegionModule", Id = "LLUDPServerShim")]
-    public sealed class LLUDPServerShim : INonSharedRegionModule
+    public class LLUDPServerShim : INonSharedRegionModule
     {
-        private bool m_Enabled = true;
-        private IConfigSource m_Config;
-        LLUDPServer m_udpServer;
+        protected IConfigSource m_Config;
+        protected LLUDPServer m_udpServer;
 
         #region INonSharedRegionModule
-        public string Name
+        public virtual string Name
         {
             get { return "LLUDPServerShim"; }
         }
 
-        public Type ReplaceableInterface
+        public virtual Type ReplaceableInterface
         {
             get { return null; }
         }
 
-        public void Initialise(IConfigSource source)
+        public virtual void Initialise(IConfigSource source)
         {
             m_Config = source;
         }
 
-        public void Close()
+        public virtual void Close()
         {
         }
 
-        public void AddRegion(Scene scene)
+        public virtual void AddRegion(Scene scene)
         {
             uint port = (uint)scene.RegionInfo.InternalEndPoint.Port;
 
@@ -88,23 +87,23 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             AddScene(scene);
         }
 
-        public void RemoveRegion(Scene scene)
+        public virtual void RemoveRegion(Scene scene)
         {
             Stop();
         }
 
-        public void RegionLoaded(Scene scene)
+        public virtual void RegionLoaded(Scene scene)
         {
             Start();
         }
         #endregion
 
-        public void Initialise(IPAddress listenIP, ref uint port, int proxyPortOffsetParm, bool allow_alternate_port, IConfigSource configSource, AgentCircuitManager circuitManager)
+        public virtual void Initialise(IPAddress listenIP, ref uint port, int proxyPortOffsetParm, bool allow_alternate_port, IConfigSource configSource, AgentCircuitManager circuitManager)
         {
             m_udpServer = new LLUDPServer(listenIP, ref port, proxyPortOffsetParm, allow_alternate_port, configSource, circuitManager);
         }
 
-        public void AddScene(IScene scene)
+        public virtual void AddScene(IScene scene)
         {
             m_udpServer.AddScene(scene);
 
@@ -228,17 +227,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
                     StatVerbosity.Debug));
         }
 
-        public bool HandlesRegion(Location x)
+        public virtual bool HandlesRegion(Location x)
         {
             return m_udpServer.HandlesRegion(x);
         }
 
-        public void Start()
+        public virtual void Start()
         {
             m_udpServer.Start();
         }
 
-        public void Stop()
+        public virtual void Stop()
         {
             m_udpServer.Stop();
         }
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         public const int MTU = 1400;
 
         /// <summary>Number of forced client logouts due to no receipt of packets before timeout.</summary>
-        public int ClientLogoutsDueToNoReceives { get; private set; }
+        public int ClientLogoutsDueToNoReceives { get; protected set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Default packet debug level given to new clients
@@ -284,12 +283,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// <summary>Handlers for incoming packets</summary>
         //PacketEventDictionary packetEvents = new PacketEventDictionary();
         /// <summary>Incoming packets that are awaiting handling</summary>
-        //private OpenMetaverse.BlockingQueue<IncomingPacket> packetInbox = new OpenMetaverse.BlockingQueue<IncomingPacket>();
+        //protected OpenMetaverse.BlockingQueue<IncomingPacket> packetInbox = new OpenMetaverse.BlockingQueue<IncomingPacket>();
 
-        private OpenSim.Framework.BlockingQueue<IncomingPacket> packetInbox = new OpenSim.Framework.BlockingQueue<IncomingPacket>();
+        protected OpenSim.Framework.BlockingQueue<IncomingPacket> packetInbox = new OpenSim.Framework.BlockingQueue<IncomingPacket>();
 
         /// <summary>Bandwidth throttle for this UDP server</summary>
-        public TokenBucket Throttle { get; private set; }
+        public TokenBucket Throttle { get; protected set; }
         
         /// <summary>Per client throttle rates enforced by this server</summary>
         /// <remarks>
@@ -297,43 +296,43 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// The other rates (resend, asset, etc.) are the defaults for a new client and can be changed (and usually
         /// do get changed immediately).  They do not need to sum to the total.
         /// </remarks>
-        public ThrottleRates ThrottleRates { get; private set; }
+        public ThrottleRates ThrottleRates { get; protected set; }
         
         /// <summary>Manages authentication for agent circuits</summary>
-        private AgentCircuitManager m_circuitManager;
+        protected AgentCircuitManager m_circuitManager;
 
         /// <summary>Reference to the scene this UDP server is attached to</summary>
-        public Scene Scene { get; private set; }
+        public Scene Scene { get; protected set; }
 
         /// <summary>The X/Y coordinates of the scene this UDP server is attached to</summary>
-        private Location m_location;
+        protected Location m_location;
 
         /// <summary>The size of the receive buffer for the UDP socket. This value
         /// is passed up to the operating system and used in the system networking
         /// stack. Use zero to leave this value as the default</summary>
-        private int m_recvBufferSize;
+        protected int m_recvBufferSize;
 
         /// <summary>Flag to process packets asynchronously or synchronously</summary>
-        private bool m_asyncPacketHandling;
+        protected bool m_asyncPacketHandling;
 
         /// <summary>Tracks whether or not a packet was sent each round so we know
         /// whether or not to sleep</summary>
-        private bool m_packetSent;
+        protected bool m_packetSent;
 
         /// <summary>Environment.TickCount of the last time that packet stats were reported to the scene</summary>
-        private int m_elapsedMSSinceLastStatReport = 0;
+        protected int m_elapsedMSSinceLastStatReport = 0;
 
         /// <summary>Environment.TickCount of the last time the outgoing packet handler executed</summary>
-        private int m_tickLastOutgoingPacketHandler;
+        protected int m_tickLastOutgoingPacketHandler;
 
         /// <summary>Keeps track of the number of elapsed milliseconds since the last time the outgoing packet handler looped</summary>
-        private int m_elapsedMSOutgoingPacketHandler;
+        protected int m_elapsedMSOutgoingPacketHandler;
 
         /// <summary>Keeps track of the number of 100 millisecond periods elapsed in the outgoing packet handler executed</summary>
-        private int m_elapsed100MSOutgoingPacketHandler;
+        protected int m_elapsed100MSOutgoingPacketHandler;
 
         /// <summary>Keeps track of the number of 500 millisecond periods elapsed in the outgoing packet handler executed</summary>
-        private int m_elapsed500MSOutgoingPacketHandler;
+        protected int m_elapsed500MSOutgoingPacketHandler;
 
         /// <summary>Flag to signal when clients should check for resends</summary>
         protected bool m_resendUnacked;
@@ -344,7 +343,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// <summary>Flag to signal when clients should send pings</summary>
         protected bool m_sendPing;
 
-        private int m_animationSequenceNumber;
+        protected int m_animationSequenceNumber;
 
         public int NextAnimationSequenceNumber
         {
@@ -359,7 +358,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
 
 
 
-        private ExpiringCache<IPEndPoint, Queue<UDPPacketBuffer>> m_pendingCache = new ExpiringCache<IPEndPoint, Queue<UDPPacketBuffer>>();
+        protected ExpiringCache<IPEndPoint, Queue<UDPPacketBuffer>> m_pendingCache = new ExpiringCache<IPEndPoint, Queue<UDPPacketBuffer>>();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Event used to signal when queued packets are available for sending.
@@ -369,25 +368,25 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// Some data is sent immediately and not queued.  That data would not trigger this event.
         /// WRONG use. May be usefull in future revision
         /// </remarks>
-//        private AutoResetEvent m_dataPresentEvent = new AutoResetEvent(false);
+//        protected AutoResetEvent m_dataPresentEvent = new AutoResetEvent(false);
 
-        private Pool<IncomingPacket> m_incomingPacketPool;
+        protected Pool<IncomingPacket> m_incomingPacketPool;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Stat for number of packets in the main pool awaiting use.
         /// </summary>
-        private Stat m_poolCountStat;
+        protected Stat m_poolCountStat;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Stat for number of packets in the inbound packet pool awaiting use.
         /// </summary>
-        private Stat m_incomingPacketPoolStat;
+        protected Stat m_incomingPacketPoolStat;
 
-        private int m_defaultRTO = 0;
-        private int m_maxRTO = 0;
-        private int m_ackTimeout = 0;
-        private int m_pausedAckTimeout = 0;
-        private bool m_disableFacelights = false;
+        protected int m_defaultRTO = 0;
+        protected int m_maxRTO = 0;
+        protected int m_ackTimeout = 0;
+        protected int m_pausedAckTimeout = 0;
+        protected bool m_disableFacelights = false;
 
         public Socket Server { get { return null; } }
 
@@ -409,28 +408,28 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// <summary>
         /// Record how many inbound packets could not be recognized as LLUDP packets.
         /// </summary>
-        public int IncomingMalformedPacketCount { get; private set; }
+        public int IncomingMalformedPacketCount { get; protected set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Record how many inbound packets could not be associated with a simulator circuit.
         /// </summary>
-        public int IncomingOrphanedPacketCount { get; private set; }
+        public int IncomingOrphanedPacketCount { get; protected set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Record current outgoing client for monitoring purposes.
         /// </summary>
-        private IClientAPI m_currentOutgoingClient;
+        protected IClientAPI m_currentOutgoingClient;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Recording current incoming client for monitoring purposes.
         /// </summary>
-        private IClientAPI m_currentIncomingClient;
+        protected IClientAPI m_currentIncomingClient;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Queue some low priority but potentially high volume async requests so that they don't overwhelm available
         /// threadpool threads.
         /// </summary>
-        public JobEngine IpahEngine { get; private set; }
+        public JobEngine IpahEngine { get; protected set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Run queue empty processing within a single persistent thread.
@@ -440,7 +439,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// connection schedule its own job in the threadpool which causes performance problems when there are many
         /// connections.
         /// </remarks>
-        public JobEngine OqrEngine { get; private set; }
+        public JobEngine OqrEngine { get; protected set; }
 
         public LLUDPServer(
             IPAddress listenIP, ref uint port, int proxyPortOffsetParm, bool allow_alternate_port,
@@ -662,7 +661,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// If the outgoing UDP thread times out, then return client that was being processed to help with debugging.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        private string GetWatchdogIncomingAlarmData()
+        protected string GetWatchdogIncomingAlarmData()
         {
             return string.Format(
                 "Client is {0}",
@@ -673,7 +672,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// If the outgoing UDP thread times out, then return client that was being processed to help with debugging.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        private string GetWatchdogOutgoingAlarmData()
+        protected string GetWatchdogOutgoingAlarmData()
         {
             return string.Format(
                 "Client is {0}",
@@ -1237,7 +1236,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             outgoingPacket.TickCount = Environment.TickCount & Int32.MaxValue;
         }
 
-        private void RecordMalformedInboundPacket(IPEndPoint endPoint)
+        protected void RecordMalformedInboundPacket(IPEndPoint endPoint)
         {
 //                if (m_malformedCount < 100)
 //                    m_log.DebugFormat("[LLUDPSERVER]: Dropped malformed packet: " + e.ToString());
@@ -1666,7 +1665,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
 
         #endregion BinaryStats
 
-        private void HandleUseCircuitCode(object o)
+        protected void HandleUseCircuitCode(object o)
         {
             IPEndPoint endPoint = null;
             IClientAPI client = null;
@@ -1775,7 +1774,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             }
         }
 /*
-         private void HandleCompleteMovementIntoRegion(object o)
+         protected void HandleCompleteMovementIntoRegion(object o)
         {
             IPEndPoint endPoint = null;
             IClientAPI client = null;
@@ -1895,7 +1894,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// </remarks>
         /// <param name="remoteEndpoint"></param>
         /// <param name="sequenceNumber"></param>
-        private void SendAckImmediate(IPEndPoint remoteEndpoint, uint sequenceNumber)
+        protected void SendAckImmediate(IPEndPoint remoteEndpoint, uint sequenceNumber)
         {
             PacketAckPacket ack = new PacketAckPacket();
             ack.Header.Reliable = false;
@@ -1919,7 +1918,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             AsyncBeginSend(buffer);
         }
 
-        private bool IsClientAuthorized(UseCircuitCodePacket useCircuitCode, out AuthenticateResponse sessionInfo)
+        protected bool IsClientAuthorized(UseCircuitCodePacket useCircuitCode, out AuthenticateResponse sessionInfo)
         {
             UUID agentID = useCircuitCode.CircuitCode.ID;
             UUID sessionID = useCircuitCode.CircuitCode.SessionID;
@@ -1989,7 +1988,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// </remarks>
         /// <param name='client'></param>
         /// <param name='timeoutTicks'></param>
-        private void DeactivateClientDueToTimeout(LLClientView client, int timeoutTicks)
+        protected void DeactivateClientDueToTimeout(LLClientView client, int timeoutTicks)
         {
             lock (client.CloseSyncLock)
             {    
@@ -2010,7 +2009,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
                 client.Close(true,true);
         }
 
-        private void IncomingPacketHandler()
+        protected void IncomingPacketHandler()
         {
             Thread.CurrentThread.Priority = ThreadPriority.Highest;
             IncomingPacket incomingPacket;
@@ -2052,7 +2051,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             Watchdog.RemoveThread();
         }
 
-        private void OutgoingPacketHandler()
+        protected void OutgoingPacketHandler()
         {
             Thread.CurrentThread.Priority = ThreadPriority.Highest;
 
@@ -2181,27 +2180,27 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         #region Emergency Monitoring
         // Alternative packet handler fuull of instrumentation
         // Handy for hunting bugs
-        private Stopwatch watch1 = new Stopwatch();
-        private Stopwatch watch2 = new Stopwatch();
+        protected Stopwatch watch1 = new Stopwatch();
+        protected Stopwatch watch2 = new Stopwatch();
 
-        private float avgProcessingTicks = 0;
-        private float avgResendUnackedTicks = 0;
-        private float avgSendAcksTicks = 0;
-        private float avgSendPingTicks = 0;
-        private float avgDequeueTicks = 0;
-        private long nticks = 0;
-        private long nticksUnack = 0;
-        private long nticksAck = 0;
-        private long nticksPing = 0;
-        private int npacksSent = 0;
-        private int npackNotSent = 0;
+        protected float avgProcessingTicks = 0;
+        protected float avgResendUnackedTicks = 0;
+        protected float avgSendAcksTicks = 0;
+        protected float avgSendPingTicks = 0;
+        protected float avgDequeueTicks = 0;
+        protected long nticks = 0;
+        protected long nticksUnack = 0;
+        protected long nticksAck = 0;
+        protected long nticksPing = 0;
+        protected int npacksSent = 0;
+        protected int npackNotSent = 0;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Number of inbound packets processed since startup.
         /// </summary>
-        public long IncomingPacketsProcessed { get; private set; }
+        public long IncomingPacketsProcessed { get; protected set; }
 
-        private void MonitoredClientOutgoingPacketHandler(IClientAPI client)
+        protected void MonitoredClientOutgoingPacketHandler(IClientAPI client)
         {
             nticks++;
             watch1.Start();
@@ -2296,7 +2295,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
 
         #endregion 
 
-        private void ProcessInPacket(IncomingPacket incomingPacket)
+        protected void ProcessInPacket(IncomingPacket incomingPacket)
         {
             Packet packet = incomingPacket.Packet;
             LLClientView client = incomingPacket.Client;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Chat/ChatModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Chat/ChatModule.cs
index ee0a4f880f..fe0a243b9f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Chat/ChatModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Chat/ChatModule.cs
@@ -45,18 +45,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Chat
         private static readonly ILog m_log =
             LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
-        private const int DEBUG_CHANNEL = 2147483647;
+        protected const int DEBUG_CHANNEL = 2147483647;
 
-        private bool m_enabled = true;
-        private int m_saydistance = 20;
-        private int m_shoutdistance = 100;
-        private int m_whisperdistance = 10;
-        private List<Scene> m_scenes = new List<Scene>();
-        private List<string> FreezeCache = new List<string>();
-        private string m_adminPrefix = "";
-        internal object m_syncy = new object();
+        protected bool m_enabled = true;
+        protected int m_saydistance = 20;
+        protected int m_shoutdistance = 100;
+        protected int m_whisperdistance = 10;
+        protected List<Scene> m_scenes = new List<Scene>();
+        protected List<string> FreezeCache = new List<string>();
+        protected string m_adminPrefix = "";
+        protected object m_syncy = new object();
 
-        internal IConfig m_config;
+        protected IConfig m_config;
 
         #region ISharedRegionModule Members
         public virtual void Initialise(IConfigSource config)
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Chat
         {
         }
 
-        public Type ReplaceableInterface 
+        public virtual Type ReplaceableInterface 
         {
             get { return null; }
         }
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Chat
             client.OnChatFromClient += OnChatFromClient;
         }
 
-        protected OSChatMessage FixPositionOfChatMessage(OSChatMessage c)
+        protected virtual OSChatMessage FixPositionOfChatMessage(OSChatMessage c)
         {
             ScenePresence avatar;
             Scene scene = (Scene)c.Scene;
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Chat
                 fromID, receiverIDs, message, c.Type, fromPos, fromName, sourceType, ChatAudibleLevel.Fully);
         }
 
-        static private Vector3 CenterOfRegion = new Vector3(128, 128, 30);
+        static protected Vector3 CenterOfRegion = new Vector3(128, 128, 30);
         
         public virtual void OnChatBroadcast(Object sender, OSChatMessage c)
         {
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Chat
         }
 
         Dictionary<UUID, System.Threading.Timer> Timers = new Dictionary<UUID, System.Threading.Timer>();
-        public void ParcelFreezeUser(IClientAPI client, UUID parcelowner, uint flags, UUID target)
+        public virtual void ParcelFreezeUser(IClientAPI client, UUID parcelowner, uint flags, UUID target)
         {
             System.Threading.Timer Timer;
             if (flags == 0)
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Chat
             }
         }
 
-        private void OnEndParcelFrozen(object avatar)
+        protected virtual void OnEndParcelFrozen(object avatar)
         {
             UUID target = (UUID)avatar;
             FreezeCache.Remove(target.ToString());
@@ -467,9 +467,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Chat
         }
         #region SimulatorFeaturesRequest
 
-        static OSDInteger m_SayRange, m_WhisperRange, m_ShoutRange;
+        protected static OSDInteger m_SayRange, m_WhisperRange, m_ShoutRange;
 
-        private void OnSimulatorFeaturesRequest(UUID agentID, ref OSDMap features)
+        protected virtual void OnSimulatorFeaturesRequest(UUID agentID, ref OSDMap features)
         {
             OSD extras = new OSDMap();
             if (features.ContainsKey("OpenSimExtras"))
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/InstantMessage/InstantMessageModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/InstantMessage/InstantMessageModule.cs
index 55e30a0590..fb868be6ed 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/InstantMessage/InstantMessageModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/InstantMessage/InstantMessageModule.cs
@@ -45,22 +45,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.InstantMessage
         private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(
                 MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
-        private Timer m_logTimer = new Timer(10000);
-        private List<GridInstantMessage> m_logData = new List<GridInstantMessage>();
-        private string m_restUrl;
+        protected Timer m_logTimer = new Timer(10000);
+        protected List<GridInstantMessage> m_logData = new List<GridInstantMessage>();
+        protected string m_restUrl;
 
         /// <value>
         /// Is this module enabled?
         /// </value>
-        private bool m_enabled = false;
+        protected bool m_enabled = false;
         
-        private readonly List<Scene> m_scenes = new List<Scene>();
+        protected readonly List<Scene> m_scenes = new List<Scene>();
 
         #region Region Module interface
 
-        private IMessageTransferModule m_TransferModule = null;
+        protected IMessageTransferModule m_TransferModule = null;
 
-        public void Initialise(IConfigSource config)
+        public virtual void Initialise(IConfigSource config)
         {
             if (config.Configs["Messaging"] != null)
             {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.InstantMessage
             m_logTimer.Elapsed += LogTimerElapsed;
         }
 
-        public void AddRegion(Scene scene)
+        public virtual void AddRegion(Scene scene)
         {
             if (!m_enabled)
                 return;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.InstantMessage
             }
         }
 
-        public void RegionLoaded(Scene scene)
+        public virtual void RegionLoaded(Scene scene)
         {
             if (!m_enabled)
                 return;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.InstantMessage
             }
         }
 
-        public void RemoveRegion(Scene scene)
+        public virtual void RemoveRegion(Scene scene)
         {
             if (!m_enabled)
                 return;
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.InstantMessage
             }
         }
 
-        void OnClientConnect(IClientCore client)
+        protected virtual void OnClientConnect(IClientCore client)
         {
             IClientIM clientIM;
             if (client.TryGet(out clientIM))
@@ -134,27 +134,27 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.InstantMessage
             }
         }
 
-        public void PostInitialise()
+        public virtual void PostInitialise()
         {
         }
 
-        public void Close()
+        public virtual void Close()
         {
         }
 
-        public string Name
+        public virtual string Name
         {
             get { return "InstantMessageModule"; }
         }
 
-        public Type ReplaceableInterface
+        public virtual Type ReplaceableInterface
         {
             get { return null; }
         }
 
         #endregion
 
-        public void OnInstantMessage(IClientAPI client, GridInstantMessage im)
+        public virtual void OnInstantMessage(IClientAPI client, GridInstantMessage im)
         {
             byte dialog = im.dialog;
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.InstantMessage
         ///
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="msg"></param>
-        private void OnGridInstantMessage(GridInstantMessage msg)
+        protected virtual void OnGridInstantMessage(GridInstantMessage msg)
         {
             // Just call the Text IM handler above
             // This event won't be raised unless we have that agent,
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.InstantMessage
             OnInstantMessage(null, msg);
         }
 
-        private void LogInstantMesssage(GridInstantMessage im)
+        protected virtual void LogInstantMesssage(GridInstantMessage im)
         {
             if (m_logData.Count < 20)
             {
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.InstantMessage
             }
         }
 
-        private void LogTimerElapsed(object source, ElapsedEventArgs e)
+        protected virtual void LogTimerElapsed(object source, ElapsedEventArgs e)
         {
             lock (m_logData)
             {