diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/MessagingServer/MessageService.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/MessagingServer/MessageService.cs
index 59fef7edfa..0abb89d67f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/MessagingServer/MessageService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/MessagingServer/MessageService.cs
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.MessagingServer
             {
                 if (!m_presences.Contains(userpresence.agentData.AgentID))
                     m_presences.Add(userpresence.agentData.AgentID, userpresence);
+                else
+                    m_presences[userpresence.agentData.AgentID] = userpresence;
             }
 
             List<FriendListItem> uFriendList = userpresence.friendData;
@@ -132,18 +134,24 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.MessagingServer
                 UserAgentData p2Handle = m_userManager.GetUserAgentData(userpresence.agentData.AgentID);
                 if (p2Handle != null)
                 {
-                    
+                    if (userpresence.lookupUserRegionYN)
+                    {
                         userpresence.regionData.regionHandle = p2Handle.Handle;
-                        PresenceInformer friendlistupdater = new PresenceInformer();
-                        friendlistupdater.presence1 = friendpresence;
-                        //friendlistupdater.gridserverurl = m_cfg.GridServerURL;
-                        //friendlistupdater.gridserversendkey = m_cfg.GridSendKey;
-                        //friendlistupdater.gridserverrecvkey = m_cfg.GridRecvKey;
-                        friendlistupdater.presence2 = userpresence;
-                        friendlistupdater.OnGetRegionData += GetRegionInfo;
-                        friendlistupdater.OnDone += PresenceUpdateDone;
-                        WaitCallback cb = new WaitCallback(friendlistupdater.go);
-                        ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(cb);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        userpresence.lookupUserRegionYN = true;
+                    }
+                    PresenceInformer friendlistupdater = new PresenceInformer();
+                    friendlistupdater.presence1 = friendpresence;
+                    //friendlistupdater.gridserverurl = m_cfg.GridServerURL;
+                    //friendlistupdater.gridserversendkey = m_cfg.GridSendKey;
+                    //friendlistupdater.gridserverrecvkey = m_cfg.GridRecvKey;
+                    friendlistupdater.presence2 = userpresence;
+                    friendlistupdater.OnGetRegionData += GetRegionInfo;
+                    friendlistupdater.OnDone += PresenceUpdateDone;
+                    WaitCallback cb = new WaitCallback(friendlistupdater.go);
+                    ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(cb);
                     
                 }
                 else
@@ -462,6 +470,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.MessagingServer
             RegionProfileData riData = GetRegionInfo(regionHandle);
             up.regionData = riData;
             up.OnlineYN = true;
+            up.lookupUserRegionYN = false;
             ProcessFriendListSubscriptions(up);
 
             return new XmlRpcResponse();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/MessagingServer/PresenceInformer.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/MessagingServer/PresenceInformer.cs
index 050d88a951..3e35f204d5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/MessagingServer/PresenceInformer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/MessagingServer/PresenceInformer.cs
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.MessagingServer
                 ArrayList SendParams = new ArrayList();
                 SendParams.Add(PresenceParams);
 
-                
-                m_log.Info("[PRESENCE]: Informing " + whichRegion.regionName + " at " + whichRegion.httpServerURI);
+
+                m_log.InfoFormat("[PRESENCE]: Informing {0}@{1} at {2} about {3}", TalkingAbout.agentData.firstname + " " + TalkingAbout.agentData.lastname, whichRegion.regionName, whichRegion.httpServerURI, UserToUpdate.agentData.firstname + " " + UserToUpdate.agentData.lastname);
                 // Send
                 XmlRpcRequest RegionReq = new XmlRpcRequest("presence_update", SendParams);
                 try
diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/MessagingServer/UserPresenceData.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/MessagingServer/UserPresenceData.cs
index 74a6032101..3c5002c850 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/MessagingServer/UserPresenceData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/MessagingServer/UserPresenceData.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.MessagingServer
         public string httpURI = String.Empty;
         public List<FriendListItem> friendData = new List<FriendListItem> ();
         public List<LLUUID> subscriptionData = new List<LLUUID>();
-        public bool OnlineYN = false;
+        public bool OnlineYN = true;
+        public bool lookupUserRegionYN = true;
 
         public UserPresenceData()
         {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
index b7f1d90525..0ef7f266b2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
@@ -5981,6 +5981,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
                 onpb[i] = onpbl;
             }
             onp.AgentBlock = onpb;
+            onp.Header.Reliable = true;
             OutPacket(onp, ThrottleOutPacketType.Task);
         }
 
@@ -5995,6 +5996,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
                 offpb[i] = onpbl;
             }
             offp.AgentBlock = offpb;
+            offp.Header.Reliable = true;
             OutPacket(offp, ThrottleOutPacketType.Task);
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsModule.cs
index 92c808bb18..0762291327 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsModule.cs
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.Avatar.Friends
 
         public XmlRpcResponse processPresenceUpdate(XmlRpcRequest req)
         {
-            m_log.Info("[FRIENDS]: Got Notification about a user! OMG");
+            //m_log.Info("[FRIENDS]: Got Notification about a user! OMG");
             Hashtable requestData = (Hashtable)req.Params[0];
+
             if (requestData.ContainsKey("agent_id") && requestData.ContainsKey("notify_id") && requestData.ContainsKey("status"))
             {
                 LLUUID notifyAgentId = LLUUID.Zero;
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.Avatar.Friends
                 Helpers.TryParse((string)requestData["notify_id"], out notifyAgentId);
 
                 Helpers.TryParse((string)requestData["agent_id"], out notifyAboutAgentId);
-
+                m_log.InfoFormat("[PRESENCE]: Got presence update for {0}, and we're telling {1}, with a status {2}", notifyAboutAgentId.ToString(), notifyAgentId.ToString(), notifyOnlineStatus.ToString());
                 ScenePresence avatar = GetPresenceFromAgentID(notifyAgentId);
                 if (avatar != null)
                 {
@@ -161,6 +162,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.Avatar.Friends
                 }
 
             }
+            else
+            {
+                m_log.Warn("[PRESENCE]: Malformed XMLRPC Presence request");
+            }
             return new XmlRpcResponse();
         }