diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ba61c84e..585a0eae 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import sys
 #
 # from setuptools import setup, find_packages, Extension, Feature
 
-VERSION          = '0.2.3.1'
+VERSION          = '1.0.0.0'
 DESCRIPTION      = 'SleekXMPP is an elegant Python library for XMPP (aka Jabber, Google Talk, etc).'
 LONG_DESCRIPTION = """
 SleekXMPP is an elegant Python library for XMPP (aka Jabber, Google Talk, etc).
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/basexmpp.py b/sleekxmpp/basexmpp.py
index 6e619270..2b4df809 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/basexmpp.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/basexmpp.py
@@ -113,12 +113,7 @@ class BaseXMPP(XMLStream):
         self.default_ns = default_ns
         self.stream_ns = 'http://etherx.jabber.org/streams'
 
-        self.jid = ''
-        self.fulljid = ''
-        self.resource = ''
-        self.jid = ''
-        self.username = ''
-        self.server = ''
+        self.boundjid = JID("")
 
         self.plugin = {}
         self.roster = {}
@@ -440,13 +435,75 @@ class BaseXMPP(XMLStream):
             presence.append(nick)
         presence.send()
 
+    @property
+    def jid(self):
+        """
+        Attribute accessor for bare jid
+        """
+        logging.warning("jid property deprecated. Use boundjid.bare")
+        return self.boundjid.bare
+
+    @jid.setter
+    def jid(self, value):
+        logging.warning("jid property deprecated. Use boundjid.bare")
+        self.boundjid.bare = value
+
+    @property
+    def fulljid(self):
+        """
+        Attribute accessor for full jid
+        """
+        logging.warning("fulljid property deprecated. Use boundjid.full")
+        return self.boundjid.full
+
+    @fulljid.setter
+    def fulljid(self, value):
+        logging.warning("fulljid property deprecated. Use boundjid.full")
+        self.boundjid.full = value
+    
+    @property
+    def resource(self):
+        """
+        Attribute accessor for jid resource
+        """
+        logging.warning("resource property deprecated. Use boundjid.resource")
+        return self.boundjid.resource
+
+    @resource.setter
+    def resource(self, value):
+        logging.warning("fulljid property deprecated. Use boundjid.full")
+        self.boundjid.resource = value
+    
+    @property
+    def username(self):
+        """
+        Attribute accessor for jid usernode
+        """
+        logging.warning("username property deprecated. Use boundjid.user")
+        return self.boundjid.user
+
+    @username.setter
+    def username(self, value):
+        logging.warning("username property deprecated. Use boundjid.user")
+        self.boundjid.user = value
+
+    @property
+    def server(self):
+        """
+        Attribute accessor for jid host
+        """
+        logging.warning("server property deprecated. Use boundjid.host")
+        return self.boundjid.server
+
+    @server.setter
+    def server(self, value):
+        logging.warning("server property deprecated. Use boundjid.host")
+        self.boundjid.server = value
+
     def set_jid(self, jid):
         """Rip a JID apart and claim it as our own."""
-        self.fulljid = jid
-        self.resource = self.getjidresource(jid)
-        self.jid = self.getjidbare(jid)
-        self.username = jid.split('@', 1)[0]
-        self.server = jid.split('@', 1)[-1].split('/', 1)[0]
+        logging.debug("setting jid to %s" % jid)
+        self.boundjid.full = jid
 
     def getjidresource(self, fulljid):
         if '/' in fulljid:
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/clientxmpp.py b/sleekxmpp/clientxmpp.py
index 1816649a..73ab8075 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/clientxmpp.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/clientxmpp.py
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ class ClientXMPP(BaseXMPP):
         if not address:
             # If all else fails, use the server from the JID.
             address = (self.server, 5222)
+        logging.debug("The server is %s" % self.server)
 
         return XMLStream.connect(self, address[0], address[1], use_tls=True)
 
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
index 97f71a22..bc79e1e8 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ class XMLStream(object):
                 self.event("connected", direct=True)
                 return True
             except Socket.error as serr:
-                error_msg = "Could not connect. Socket Error #%s: %s"
-                logging.error(error_msg % (serr.errno, serr.strerror))
+                error_msg = "Could not connect to %s:%s. Socket Error #%s: %s"
+                logging.error(error_msg % (self.address[0], self.address[1], serr.errno, serr.strerror))
                 time.sleep(1)
                 return False