diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index eec2df8..19dc788 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1077,7 +1077,11 @@ then
 	echo "Creating $BASE_DIR..."
 	if mkdir -m $BASE_PERM -p $BASE_DIR 2> /dev/null
 	then
-		:
+		mkdir -m $BASE_PERM -p $LOG_DIR 2> /dev/null
+		mkdir -m $BASE_PERM -p $LOG_DIR/place 2> /dev/null
+		mkdir -m $BASE_PERM -p $DATA_DIR 2> /dev/null
+		mkdir -m $BASE_PERM -p $DATA_DIR/person 2> /dev/null
+		mkdir -m $BASE_PERM -p $DATA_DIR/place 2> /dev/null
 	else
 		if test "x$userid" = "xroot"
 		then
diff --git a/world/local b/world/local
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..c820590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/world/local
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../local
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/world/log b/world/log
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..033579f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/world/log
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/world/net/jabber/user.c b/world/net/jabber/user.c
index 6a50921..055d51d 100644
--- a/world/net/jabber/user.c
+++ b/world/net/jabber/user.c
@@ -571,17 +571,14 @@ iq(XMLNode node) {
 
     P0(("+++ %O IQ node %O\n", ME, node))
     firstchild = getfirstchild(node);
-    unless(firstchild) {
-	switch(node["@type"]) {
+    unless(firstchild) switch(node["@type"]) {
 	case "get":
-	    break;
 	case "set":
-	    break;
 	case "result":
-	    break;
 	case "error":
 	    break;
-	}
+    default:
+	    P1(("%O got invalid iq %O\n", ME, node))
 	return;
     }
     helper = firstchild;
@@ -1016,6 +1013,7 @@ iq(XMLNode node) {
 	break;
 #endif
     default:
+	P1(("%O got IQ with unknown namespace: %O\n", ME, node))
 	switch(node["@type"]) {
 	case "get":
 	    if (node["@to"]) {
diff --git a/world/net/user.c b/world/net/user.c
index cfcbcb7..f18fce2 100644
--- a/world/net/user.c
+++ b/world/net/user.c
@@ -598,6 +598,7 @@ msg(source, mc, data, mapping vars, showingLog) {
 		P3(("%O time %O data %O from %O\n", ME, t, data, vars))
 	}
 	PSYC_TRY(mc) {
+#ifndef ALPHA
 case "_jabber_iq_error": // DONT reply
 		P2(("%O got %O", ME, mc))
 		break;
@@ -610,6 +611,7 @@ case "_jabber_iq_set":
 		sendmsg(source, "_error_unsupported_method", 0,
 			([ "_tag_reply" : vars["_tag"] ]));
 		break;
+#endif
 case "_jabber":
 		P1(("%O got %O", ME, mc))
 		break;
diff --git a/world/net/usercmd.i b/world/net/usercmd.i
index 6249eec..fd5e22a 100644
--- a/world/net/usercmd.i
+++ b/world/net/usercmd.i
@@ -1771,6 +1771,9 @@ case "_unlink":
                 unlink(vars["_service"]);
                 return 1;
 case "_exit":
+		// so this is some kind of ugly hack not to be used.. huh?
+		announce(AVAILABILITY_OFFLINE);
+		// fall thru
 case "_quit":
                 // bye(vars["_reason"]);
                 quit();