diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs
index 58094d316d..552c51e192 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
                     scene.Name,
                     StatType.Pull,
                     MeasuresOfInterest.AverageChangeOverTime,
-                    stat => stat.Value = packetInbox.Count,
+                    stat => {try{stat.Value = packetInbox.Count;}catch{}},
                     StatVerbosity.Debug));
 
             // XXX: These stats are also pool stats but we register them separately since they are currently not
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/DataSnapshot/DataRequestHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/DataSnapshot/DataRequestHandler.cs
index fb60e9e8a0..817170f352 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/DataSnapshot/DataRequestHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/DataSnapshot/DataRequestHandler.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.DataSnapshot
 //        private Scene m_scene = null;
         private DataSnapshotManager m_externalData = null;
         private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+        private ExpiringCache<string, int> throotleGen = new ExpiringCache<string, int>();
 
         public DataRequestHandler(Scene scene, DataSnapshotManager externalData)
         {
@@ -61,25 +62,81 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.DataSnapshot
 
         }
 
+        private string GetClientString(Hashtable request)
+        {
+            string clientstring = "";
+            if (!request.ContainsKey("headers"))
+                return clientstring;
+
+            Hashtable requestinfo = (Hashtable)request["headers"];
+            if (requestinfo.ContainsKey("x-forwarded-for"))
+            {
+                object str = requestinfo["x-forwarded-for"];
+                if (str != null)
+                {
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(str.ToString()))
+                    {
+                        return str.ToString();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (!requestinfo.ContainsKey("remote_addr"))
+                return clientstring;
+
+            object remote_addrobj = requestinfo["remote_addr"];
+            if (remote_addrobj != null)
+            {
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(remote_addrobj.ToString()))
+                {
+                    clientstring = remote_addrobj.ToString();
+                }
+            }
+
+            return clientstring;
+        }
+
         public Hashtable OnGetSnapshot(Hashtable keysvals)
         {
-            string snapObj = (string)keysvals["region"];
-            m_log.DebugFormat("[DATASNAPSHOT] Received collection request for {0}", snapObj);
             Hashtable reply = new Hashtable();
-            int statuscode = 200;
+            string reqtag;
+            string snapObj = (string)keysvals["region"];
+            if(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(snapObj))
+                reqtag = GetClientString(keysvals);
+            else
+                reqtag = snapObj + GetClientString(keysvals);
+
+
+            if(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(reqtag))
+            {
+                if(throotleGen.Contains(reqtag))
+                {
+                    reply["str_response_string"] = "Please try your request again later";
+                    reply["int_response_code"] = 503;
+                    reply["content_type"] = "text/plain";
+                    m_log.Debug("[DATASNAPSHOT] Collection request spam. reply try later");
+                    return reply;
+                }
+
+                throotleGen.AddOrUpdate(reqtag, 0, 60);
+            }
+
+            if(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(snapObj))
+                m_log.DebugFormat("[DATASNAPSHOT] Received collection request for all");
+            else
+               m_log.DebugFormat("[DATASNAPSHOT] Received collection request for {0}", snapObj);
 
             XmlDocument response = m_externalData.GetSnapshot(snapObj);
             if(response == null)
             {
-                reply["str_response_string"] = string.Empty;
+                reply["str_response_string"] = "Please try your request again later";
                 reply["int_response_code"] = 503;
-                reply["content_type"] = "text";
-                m_log.Debug("[DATASNAPSHOT] Collection request reply try later");
+                reply["content_type"] = "text/plain";
+                m_log.Debug("[DATASNAPSHOT] Collection request spam. reply try later");
                 return reply;
             }
 
             reply["str_response_string"] = response.OuterXml;
-            reply["int_response_code"] = statuscode;
+            reply["int_response_code"] = 200;
             reply["content_type"] = "text/xml";
             return reply;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/DataSnapshot/DataSnapshotManager.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/DataSnapshot/DataSnapshotManager.cs
index 88fa1ae0b6..bf9c14d26c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/DataSnapshot/DataSnapshotManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/DataSnapshot/DataSnapshotManager.cs
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.DataSnapshot
         /**
          * Reply to the http request
          */
+
         public XmlDocument GetSnapshot(string regionName)
         {
             if(!Monitor.TryEnter(m_serializeGen,30000))