diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/General/Types/RegionInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/General/Types/RegionInfo.cs
index d98dd6011a..cbd8695150 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/General/Types/RegionInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/General/Types/RegionInfo.cs
@@ -245,8 +245,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Types
                 int internalPort = GetIPPort(configData, "InternalIPPort", "9000", "Internal IP Port for UDP client connections");
                 m_internalEndPoint = new IPEndPoint(internalAddress, internalPort);
 
-                m_externalHostName = MainLog.Instance.CmdPrompt("External Host Name", "localhost");
-
+                m_externalHostName = GetString(configData, "ExternalHostName", "localhost", "External Host Name");
                 
 
                 
@@ -389,6 +388,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Types
 
         }
 
+        private string GetString(IGenericConfig configData, string attrName, string defaultvalue, string prompt)
+        {
+            string s = configData.GetAttribute(attrName);
+
+            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty( s ))
+            {
+                s = MainLog.Instance.CmdPrompt(prompt, defaultvalue);
+                configData.SetAttribute(attrName, s );
+            }
+            return s;
+        }
+
         private IPAddress GetIPAddress(IGenericConfig configData, string attrName, string defaultvalue, string prompt)
         {
             string addressStr = configData.GetAttribute(attrName);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
index 32faed8117..102ff76636 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
@@ -230,12 +230,6 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 m_udpServer.Add(udpServer);
                 this.regionData.Add(regionDat);
 
-                /*
-                m_log.WriteLine(OpenSim.Framework.Console.LogPriority.NORMAL, "Main.cs:Startup() - We are " + regionData.RegionName + " at " + regionData.RegionLocX.ToString() + "," + regionData.RegionLocY.ToString());
-                m_log.Verbose( "Initialising world");
-                m_log.componentname = "Region " + regionData.RegionName;
-                */
-
                 LocalWorld = new Scene(udpServer.PacketServer.ClientAPIs, regionDat, authenBase, commsManager, this.AssetCache, httpServer);
                 this.m_localWorld.Add(LocalWorld);
                 //LocalWorld.InventoryCache = InventoryCache;