diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/Packet.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/Packet.java
index 94851dc68..dc7f3d9ff 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/Packet.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/Packet.java
@@ -109,7 +109,14 @@ public abstract class Packet {
     /**
      * Returns who the packet is being sent "to", or <tt>null</tt> if
      * the value is not set. The XMPP protocol often makes the "to"
-     * attribute optional, so it does not always need to be set.
+     * attribute optional, so it does not always need to be set.<p>
+     *
+     * The StringUtils class provides several useful methods for dealing with
+     * XMPP addresses such as parsing the
+     * {@link StringUtils#parseBareAddress(String) bare address},
+     * {@link StringUtils#parseName(String) user name},
+     * {@link StringUtils#parseServer(String) server}, and
+     * {@link StringUtils#parseResource(String) resource}.  
      *
      * @return who the packet is being sent to, or <tt>null</tt> if the
      *      value has not been set.
@@ -131,10 +138,17 @@ public abstract class Packet {
     /**
      * Returns who the packet is being sent "from" or <tt>null</tt> if
      * the value is not set. The XMPP protocol often makes the "from"
-     * attribute optional, so it does not always need to be set.
+     * attribute optional, so it does not always need to be set.<p>
+     *
+     * The StringUtils class provides several useful methods for dealing with
+     * XMPP addresses such as parsing the
+     * {@link StringUtils#parseBareAddress(String) bare address},
+     * {@link StringUtils#parseName(String) user name},
+     * {@link StringUtils#parseServer(String) server}, and
+     * {@link StringUtils#parseResource(String) resource}.  
      *
      * @return who the packet is being sent from, or <tt>null</tt> if the
-     *      valud has not been set.
+     *      value has not been set.
      */
     public String getFrom() {
         return from;