[[!comment format=mdwn username="http://joeyh.name/" ip="4.152.108.220" subject="comment 1" date="2013-09-25T18:27:24Z" content=""" Sounds like the SRV lookup is failing. Does `git-annex version` list either DNS or ADNS in the build flags? Does `host -t SRV _xmpp-client._tcp.gmail.com` work? """]]