@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@
 - (void)XMPP_handleMessage: (XMPPMessage*)msg;
 - (void)XMPP_handlePresence: (XMPPPresence*)pres;
 @end
 
 @implementation XMPPConnection
-@synthesize username, password, server, resource, JID, port, useTLS, delegate;
+@synthesize JID, port, useTLS, delegate;
 
 - init
 {
 	self = [super init];
 
@@ -107,10 +107,15 @@
 		free(node);
 	}
 
 	[old release];
 }
+
+- (OFString*)username
+{
+	return [[username copy] autorelease];
+}
 
 - (void)setResource: (OFString*)resource_
 {
 	OFString *old = resource;
 	char *res;
@@ -130,10 +135,15 @@
 		free(res);
 	}
 
 	[old release];
 }
+
+- (OFString*)resource
+{
+	return [[resource copy] autorelease];
+}
 
 - (void)setServer: (OFString*)server_
 {
 	OFString *old = server;
 	char *srv;
@@ -153,10 +163,15 @@
 		free(srv);
 	}
 
 	[old release];
 }
+
+- (OFString*)server
+{
+	return [[server copy] autorelease];
+}
 
 - (void)setPassword: (OFString*)password_
 {
 	OFString *old = password;
 	char *pass;
@@ -175,10 +190,15 @@
 		free(pass);
 	}
 
 	[old release];
 }
+
+- (OFString*)password
+{
+	return [[password copy] autorelease];
+}
 
 - (void)connect
 {
 	OFAutoreleasePool *pool = [[OFAutoreleasePool alloc] init];