diff --git a/dbtests/framework.cpp b/dbtests/framework.cpp
index 8e536594b27..0f7636d070b 100644
--- a/dbtests/framework.cpp
+++ b/dbtests/framework.cpp
@@ -329,22 +329,6 @@ namespace mongo {
             assert(0);
         }
 
-        string demangleName( const type_info& typeinfo ){
-#ifdef _WIN32
-            return typeinfo.name();
-#else
-            int status;
-
-            char * niceName = abi::__cxa_demangle(typeinfo.name(), 0, 0, &status);
-            if ( ! niceName )
-                return typeinfo.name();
-
-            string s = niceName;
-            free(niceName);
-            return s;
-#endif
-        }
-
         MyAssertionException * MyAsserts::getBase(){
             MyAssertionException * e = new MyAssertionException();
             e->ss << _file << ":" << _line << " " << _aexp << " != " << _bexp << " ";
diff --git a/dbtests/framework.h b/dbtests/framework.h
index 710b88092ce..9774832921b 100644
--- a/dbtests/framework.h
+++ b/dbtests/framework.h
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ namespace mongo {
 
         class Result;
 
-        string demangleName( const type_info& typeinfo );
-
         class TestCase {
         public:
             virtual ~TestCase(){}
diff --git a/dbtests/perf/perftest.cpp b/dbtests/perf/perftest.cpp
index 02b2fadd766..b385466d2e7 100644
--- a/dbtests/perf/perftest.cpp
+++ b/dbtests/perf/perftest.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ DBClientBase *client_;
 // (ie allocation) work for another test.
 template< class T >
 string testDb( T *t = 0 ) {
-    string name = mongo::regression::demangleName( typeid( T ) );
+    string name = mongo::demangleName( typeid( T ) );
     // Make filesystem safe.
     for( string::iterator i = name.begin(); i != name.end(); ++i )
         if ( *i == ':' )
diff --git a/util/assert_util.cpp b/util/assert_util.cpp
index 1a49d3bdb88..953b191b029 100644
--- a/util/assert_util.cpp
+++ b/util/assert_util.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 #include "assert.h"
 #include "file.h"
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
+#include <cxxabi.h>
+#include <sys/file.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace mongo {
 
     AssertionCount assertionCount;
@@ -214,5 +219,23 @@ namespace mongo {
         return ss.str();
     }
 
+
+    string demangleName( const type_info& typeinfo ){
+#ifdef _WIN32
+        return typeinfo.name();
+#else
+        int status;
+        
+        char * niceName = abi::__cxa_demangle(typeinfo.name(), 0, 0, &status);
+        if ( ! niceName )
+            return typeinfo.name();
+        
+        string s = niceName;
+        free(niceName);
+        return s;
+#endif
+    }
+
+
 }
 
diff --git a/util/assert_util.h b/util/assert_util.h
index 113fd620d84..b3152b6cdb6 100644
--- a/util/assert_util.h
+++ b/util/assert_util.h
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ namespace mongo {
         if( !myios.good() ) streamNotGood(msgid, msg, myios);
     }
 
+    string demangleName( const type_info& typeinfo );
+
 } // namespace mongo
 
 #define BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION MONGO_BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION
diff --git a/util/message_server_port.cpp b/util/message_server_port.cpp
index 2ea8287c2de..df364b19fa8 100644
--- a/util/message_server_port.cpp
+++ b/util/message_server_port.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "message.h"
 #include "message_server.h"
 
+#include "../db/cmdline.h"
+
 namespace mongo {
 
     namespace pms {
@@ -35,14 +37,19 @@ namespace mongo {
             assert( grab );
             auto_ptr<MessagingPort> p( grab );
             grab = 0;
-            
+        
+            string otherSide;
+    
             Message m;
             try {
+                otherSide = p->farEnd.toString();
+
                 while ( 1 ){
                     m.reset();
 
                     if ( ! p->recv(m) ) {
-                        log() << "end connection " << p->farEnd.toString() << endl;
+                        if( !cmdLine.quiet )
+                            log() << "end connection " << otherSide << endl;
                         p->shutdown();
                         break;
                     }
@@ -50,9 +57,13 @@ namespace mongo {
                     handler->process( m , p.get() );
                 }
             }
+            catch ( const SocketException& se ){
+                log() << "unclean socket shutdown from: " << otherSide << endl;
+            }
             catch ( const std::exception& e ){
-                problem() << "uncaught exception (" << e.what() << ") in PortMessageServer::threadRun, closing connection" << endl;
-            }catch ( ... ){
+                problem() << "uncaught exception (" << e.what() << ")(" << demangleName( typeid(e) ) <<") in PortMessageServer::threadRun, closing connection" << endl;
+            }
+            catch ( ... ){
                 problem() << "uncaught exception in PortMessageServer::threadRun, closing connection" << endl;
             }