diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveReadRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveReadRequest.cs
index 2beea8ef6f..55005572ba 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveReadRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveReadRequest.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The maximum major version of archive that we can read.  Minor versions shouldn't need a max number since version
+        /// bumps here should be compatible.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static int MAX_MAJOR_VERSION = 0;
+        
         protected TarArchiveReader archive;
 
         private UserAccount m_userInfo;
@@ -476,8 +482,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
         {                           
             XDocument doc = XDocument.Parse(Encoding.ASCII.GetString(data));
             XElement archiveElement = doc.Element("archive");
-            int.Parse(archiveElement.Attribute("major_version").Value);
-            int.Parse(archiveElement.Attribute("minor_version").Value);                
+            int majorVersion = int.Parse(archiveElement.Attribute("major_version").Value);
+            int minorVersion = int.Parse(archiveElement.Attribute("minor_version").Value);                
+            string version = string.Format("{0}.{1}", majorVersion, minorVersion);
+                        
+            if (majorVersion > MAX_MAJOR_VERSION)
+            {
+                throw new Exception(
+                    string.Format(
+                        "The IAR you are trying to load has major version number of {0} but this version of OpenSim can only load IARs with major version number {1} and below",
+                        majorVersion, MAX_MAJOR_VERSION));
+            }       
+            
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Loading IAR with version {0}", version);
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
index 087d3dfed0..117b2fd2fc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
         private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
         
         /// <summary>
-        /// The maximum major version of OAR that we can read.  Minor versions shouldn't need a number since version
+        /// The maximum major version of OAR that we can read.  Minor versions shouldn't need a max number since version
         /// bumps here should be compatible.
         /// </summary>
         public static int MAX_MAJOR_VERSION = 0;