diff --git a/about.php b/about.php
index d387207f62..bd0cae8062 100644
--- a/about.php
+++ b/about.php
@@ -151,21 +151,45 @@ function about_display($info)
 					{
 						$infos = array('email' => $info[$key.'_email'],'name' => $infos);
 					}
+				    elseif(!is_array($infos) && isset($info[$key.'_url']))
+				    {
+						$infos = array('url' => $info[$key.'_url'],'name' => $infos);
+				    }
 					if (is_array($infos))
 					{
-						$names = explode('<br>',$infos['name']);
-						$emails = split('@|<br>',$infos['email']);
-						if (count($names) < count($emails)/2)
+						if ($infos['email'])
 						{
-						$names = '';
+							$names = explode('<br>',$infos['name']);
+							$emails = split('@|<br>',$infos['email']);
+							if (count($names) < count($emails)/2)
+							{
+							$names = '';
+							}
+							$infos = '';
+							while (list($user,$domain) = $emails)
+							{
+							if ($infos) $infos .= '<br>';
+							$name = $names ? array_shift($names) : $user;
+							$infos .= "<a href='mailto:$user at $domain'><span onClick=\"document.location='mailto:$user'+'@'+'$domain'; return false;\">$name</span></a>";
+							array_shift($emails); array_shift($emails);
+							}
 						}
-						$infos = '';
-						while (list($user,$domain) = $emails)
-						{
-						if ($infos) $infos .= '<br>';
-						$name = $names ? array_shift($names) : $user;
-						$infos .= "<a href='mailto:$user at $domain'><span onClick=\"document.location='mailto:$user'+'@'+'$domain'; return false;\">$name</span></a>";
-						array_shift($emails); array_shift($emails);
+					    elseif($infos['url'])
+					    {
+							$img = $info[$key.'_img'];
+							if ($img)
+							{
+								$img_url = $GLOBALS['phpgw']->common->image('phpgwapi',$img);
+								if (!$img_url)
+								{
+									$img_url = $GLOBALS['phpgw']->common->image($info['name'],$img);
+								}
+								$infos = '<table border="0"><tr><td style="text-align:center;"><a href="'.$infos['url'].'"><img src="'.$img_url.'" border="0"><br>'.$infos['name'].'</a></td></tr></table>';
+							}
+							else
+							{
+								$infos = '<a href="'.$infos['url'].'">'.$infos['name'].'</a>';
+							}
 						}
 					}
 					$s .= ($n ? '<br>' : '') . $infos;
diff --git a/xmlrpc.php b/xmlrpc.php
index ba9d2d0c01..82b57f8b2a 100644
--- a/xmlrpc.php
+++ b/xmlrpc.php
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 	/* $Id$ */
 	/* $Source$ */
+	/*list($usec, $sec) = explode(" ", microtime());
+	$GLOBALS['concisus']['script_start'] = ((float)$usec + (float)$sec);*/
 
 	$GLOBALS['phpgw_info'] = array();
 	$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['flags'] = array(
@@ -21,7 +23,11 @@
 	);
 	include('header.inc.php');
 
+	//viniciuscb: a secure way to know if we're in a xmlrpc call...
+	$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['server']['xmlrpc'] = true;
+
 	$server = CreateObject('phpgwapi.xmlrpc_server');
+	
 	/* uncomment here if you want to show all of the testing functions for compatibility */
 	//include(PHPGW_API_INC . '/xmlrpc.interop.php');
 
@@ -42,5 +48,15 @@
 	}
 	$server->authed = $GLOBALS['phpgw']->session->verify($sessionid,$kp3);
 
+	if (!$server->authed and isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']) and isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW']))
+	{
+		$authed = $GLOBALS['phpgw']->session->create($login.'@'.$domain, $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW'], 'text');
+
+		if ($authed)
+		{
+			$server->authed = true;
+		}
+	}
+
 	$server->service($_SERVER['HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA']);
 ?>