diff -u sendxmpp-1.14/sendxmpp sendxmpp-1.14.patched/sendxmpp
--- sendxmpp-1.14/sendxmpp	2008-12-18 03:37:49.000000000 +0100
+++ sendxmpp-1.14.patched/sendxmpp	2008-12-18 04:47:07.000000000 +0100
@@ -290,14 +290,15 @@
 		componentname	=> $comp
 	};
 	$arghash->{port} = $port if ($port);
-	if (!$port) {
-		@res = $cnx->Connect(%$arghash);
-		error_exit ("Could not connect to server '$host': $@") unless @res;
-	} else {
-		@res = $cnx->Connect(%$arghash);
-		error_exit ("Could not connect to '$host' on port $port: $@") unless @res;
-	}
 
+	@res = $cnx->Connect(%$arghash);
+	if (!@res) {
+            my $err = $cnx->GetErrorCode() || $@;
+            $err = ($err->{'text'} ? $err->{'text'} : $err->{'type'}) unless (ref $err ne "HASH");
+            error_exit ("Could not connect to server '$host'" . ($port ? " on port $port" : "") . ($err ? ": $err" : ".")) unless @res;
+        }
+        
     xmpp_check_result("Connect",\@res,$cnx);
 
 	if ($comp) {