diff -ur gajim-0.7-old/src/common/xmpp/transports.py gajim-0.7/src/common/xmpp/transports.py
--- gajim-0.7-old/src/common/xmpp/transports.py	2005-05-23 20:22:05.000000000 +0200
+++ gajim-0.7/src/common/xmpp/transports.py	2005-06-03 22:29:02.045692744 +0200
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 from simplexml import ustr
 from client import PlugIn
 from protocol import *
+import dns.resolver
 
 class error:
     """An exception to be raised in case of low-level errors in methods of 'transports' module."""
@@ -50,6 +51,29 @@
         PlugIn.__init__(self)
         self.DBG_LINE='socket'
         self._exported_methods=[self.send,self.disconnect]
+        
+        # SRV resolver hacks
+        host, port = server
+        possible_queries = [
+            "_xmpp-client._tcp." + host,
+            "_jabber._tcp." + host,
+          ]
+        for query in possible_queries:
+          try:
+            answers = [x for x in dns.resolver.query (query, "SRV")]
+            if answers:
+              host = str (answers[0].target)
+              port = int (answers[0].port)
+              if port == 5223 and query[:5] == "_xmpp":
+                # temporary hack
+                port = 5222
+              break
+          except:
+            pass
+
+        server = (host, port)
+        # end of SRV resolver hacks
+        
         self._server = server
 
     def plugin(self, owner):