diff --git a/example.py b/example.py
index b42bc40..bba31a8 100644
--- a/example.py
+++ b/example.py
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ class Example(sleekxmpp.ClientXMPP):
 		self.getRoster()
 		self.sendPresence()
 
-	def message(self, event):
-		print("******got a message")
-		
+	def message(self, msg):
+		msg.reply("Thanks for sending\n%(body)s" % msg).send()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 	#parse command line arguements
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/__init__.py b/sleekxmpp/__init__.py
index 49c9a66..f0be089 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/__init__.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/__init__.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ from . xmlstream.matcher.many import MatchMany
 from . xmlstream.handler.callback import Callback
 from . xmlstream.stanzabase import StanzaBase
 from . xmlstream import xmlstream as xmlstreammod
+from . stanza.message import Message
+from . stanza.iq import Iq
 import time
 import logging
 import base64
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/basexmpp.py b/sleekxmpp/basexmpp.py
index 0f4f799..0eeb52e 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/basexmpp.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/basexmpp.py
@@ -354,24 +354,26 @@ class basexmpp(object):
 		return fulljid.split('/', 1)[0]
 
 	def _handleMessage(self, msg):
-		xml = msg.xml
-		ns = xml.tag.split('}')[0]
-		if ns == 'message':
-			ns = ''
-		else:
-			ns = "%s}" % ns
-		mfrom = xml.attrib['from']
-		message = xml.find('%sbody' % ns).text
-		subject = xml.find('%ssubject' % ns)
-		if subject is not None:
-			subject = subject.text
-		else:
-			subject = ''
-		resource = self.getjidresource(mfrom)
-		mfrom = self.getjidbare(mfrom)
-		mtype = xml.attrib.get('type', 'normal')
-		name = self.roster.get('name', '')
-		self.event("message", {'jid': mfrom, 'resource': resource, 'name': name, 'type': mtype, 'subject': subject, 'message': message, 'to': xml.attrib.get('to', '')})
+		self.event('message', msg)
+		#xml = msg.xml
+		#ns = xml.tag.split('}')[0]
+		#if ns == 'message':
+		#	ns = ''
+		#else:
+		#	ns = "%s}" % ns
+		#mfrom = xml.attrib['from']
+		#message = xml.find('%sbody' % ns).text
+		#subject = xml.find('%ssubject' % ns)
+		#if subject is not None:
+		#	subject = subject.text
+		#else:
+		#	subject = ''
+		#resource = self.getjidresource(mfrom)
+		#mfrom = self.getjidbare(mfrom)
+		#mtype = xml.attrib.get('type', 'normal')
+		#name = self.roster.get('name', '')
+		#self.event("message", {'jid': mfrom, 'resource': resource, 'name': name, 'type': mtype, 'subject': subject, 'message': message, 'to': xml.attrib.get('to', '')})
+
 	
 	def _handlePresence(self, presence):
 		xml = presence.xml
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/stanza/message.py b/sleekxmpp/stanza/message.py
index 37e2e5f..3f9eb2b 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/stanza/message.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/stanza/message.py
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ class Message(StanzaBase):
 		self['type'] = 'normal'
 		return self
 	
+	def reply(self, body=None):
+		StanzaBase.reply(self)
+		if body is not None:
+			self['body'] = body
+		return self
+	
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 	m = Message()
 	m['to'] = 'me'
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/stanzabase.py b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/stanzabase.py
index 787ae5e..b21354e 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/stanzabase.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/stanzabase.py
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 from xml.etree import cElementTree as ET
 
+class JID(object):
+	def __init__(self, jid):
+		self.jid = jid
+	
+	def __getattr__(self, name):
+		if name == 'resource':
+			return self.jid.split('/', 1)[-1]
+		elif name == 'user':
+			return self.jid.split('@', 1)[0]
+		elif name == 'server':
+			return self.jid.split('@', 1)[-1].split('/', 1)[0]
+		elif name == 'full':
+			return self.jid
+	
+	def __str__(self):
+		return self.jid
+
 class StanzaBase(object):
 	name = 'stanza'
 	namespace = 'jabber:client'
@@ -22,7 +39,7 @@ class StanzaBase(object):
 	
 	def match(self, xml):
 		return xml.tag == self.tag
-		
+	
 	def __getitem__(self, attrib):
 		if attrib in self.interfaces:
 			if hasattr(self, "get%s" % attrib.title()):
@@ -85,11 +102,35 @@ class StanzaBase(object):
 	
 	def reply(self):
 		self['from'], self['to'] = self['to'], self['from']
+		self.clear()
 		return self
 	
 	def error(self):
 		self['type'] = 'error'
 	
+	def getTo(self):
+		return JID(self._getAttr('to'))
+	
+	def setTo(self, value):
+		return self._setAttr('to', str(value))
+	
+	def getFrom(self):
+		return JID(self._getAttr('from'))
+	
+	def setFrom(self, value):
+		return self._setAttr('from', str(value))
+	
+	def getValues(self):
+		out = {}
+		for interface in self.interfaces:
+			out[interface] = self[interface]
+		return out
+	
+	def setValues(self, attrib):
+		for interface in attrib:
+			if interface in self.interfaces:
+				self[interface] = attrib[interface]
+
 	def _setAttr(self, name, value):
 		self.xml.attrib[name] = value
 	
@@ -138,18 +179,19 @@ class StanzaBase(object):
 		else:
 			ixmlns = ''
 		nsbuffer = ''
-		#if xmlns != ixmlns and ixmlns != '':
-		#	if ixmlns in self.namespace_map:
-		#		if self.namespace_map[ixmlns] != '':
-		#			itag = "%s:%s" % (self.namespace_map[ixmlns], itag)
-		#	else:
-		#		nsbuffer = """ xmlns="%s\"""" % ixmlns
+		if xmlns != ixmlns and ixmlns != '' and ixmlns != self.stream.default_ns:
+			if ixmlns in self.stream.namespace_map:
+				if self.stream.namespace_map[ixmlns] != '':
+					itag = "%s:%s" % (self.stream.namespace_map[ixmlns], itag)
+			else:
+				nsbuffer = """ xmlns="%s\"""" % ixmlns
 		if ixmlns not in (xmlns, self.namespace):
 			nsbuffer = """ xmlns="%s\"""" % ixmlns
 		newoutput.append("<%s" % itag)
 		newoutput.append(nsbuffer)
 		for attrib in xml.attrib:
-			newoutput.append(""" %s="%s\"""" % (attrib, self.xmlesc(xml.attrib[attrib])))
+			if '{' not in attrib:
+				newoutput.append(""" %s="%s\"""" % (attrib, self.xmlesc(xml.attrib[attrib])))
 		if len(xml) or xml.text or xml.tail:
 			newoutput.append(">")
 			if xml.text:
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
index 8971a02..e610764 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ class XMLStream(object):
 				break
 		if stanza is None:
 			stanza = StanzaBase(self, xmlobj)
-		logging.debug(self.__handlers)
 		for handler in self.__handlers:
 			if handler.match(xmlobj):
 				handler.prerun(stanza)