diff --git a/lib/socket.io/transports/flashsocket.js b/lib/socket.io/transports/flashsocket.js
index b8069733f6..01d1c1a943 100644
--- a/lib/socket.io/transports/flashsocket.js
+++ b/lib/socket.io/transports/flashsocket.js
@@ -21,6 +21,40 @@ Flashsocket.init = function(listener){
       } catch(e){}
     }
   });
+  if (netserver == null) {
+    // Could not listen on port 843 so policy requests will be inline
+    listener.server.addListener('connection', function(stream){
+      var flashCheck = function (data) {
+        // Only check the initial data
+        stream.removeListener("data", flashCheck);
+        if (data[0] === 60 && data.length == 23) {
+          if (data == '<policy-file-request/>\0') {
+            listener.options.log("Answering flash policy request inline");
+            if (stream && stream.readyState == 'open'){
+              var xml = Flashsocket.generate_policy([listener]);
+              stream.write(xml);
+              stream.end();
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      };
+      stream.on("data", flashCheck);
+    });
+  }
+};
+
+Flashsocket.generate_policy = function(listeners) {
+    var xml = '<?xml version="1.0"?>\n<!DOCTYPE cross-domain-policy SYSTEM "http://www.macromedia.com/xml/dtds/cross-domain-policy.dtd">\n<cross-domain-policy>\n';
+
+    listeners.forEach(function(l){
+            [].concat(l.options.origins).forEach(function(origin){
+                    var parts = origin.split(':');
+                    xml += '<allow-access-from domain="' + parts[0] + '" to-ports="'+ parts[1] +'"/>\n';
+            });
+    });
+
+    xml += '</cross-domain-policy>\n';
+    return xml;
 };
 
 try {
@@ -28,16 +62,7 @@ try {
 		socket.addListener("error",function(err){
 			socket.end && socket.end() || socket.destroy && socket.destroy();
 		});
-		var xml = '<?xml version="1.0"?>\n<!DOCTYPE cross-domain-policy SYSTEM "http://www.macromedia.com/xml/dtds/cross-domain-policy.dtd">\n<cross-domain-policy>\n';
-
-		listeners.forEach(function(l){
-			[].concat(l.options.origins).forEach(function(origin){
-				var parts = origin.split(':');
-				xml += '<allow-access-from domain="' + parts[0] + '" to-ports="'+ parts[1] +'"/>\n';
-			});
-		});
-
-		xml += '</cross-domain-policy>\n';
+		var xml = Flashsocket.generate_policy(listeners);
 		
 		if(socket && socket.readyState == 'open'){
 		  socket.write(xml);
@@ -50,20 +75,16 @@ try {
   if (e.errno == 13){
     console.error("\x1B[1;31m" + [
       '================================================',
-      '|               WARNING! DANGER!               |',
-      '|                                              |',
-      '| The flash websocket transport will not work  |', 
-      '| unless you run your node instance with root  |',
-      '| privileges.                                  |',
-      '|                                              |',
-      '| A flash XML policy file has to be served on  |',
-      '| port 843 (privileged) for it to work.        |',
+      '| Your node instance does not have root        |', 
+      '| privileges. This means that the flash XML    |',
+      '| policy file will be served inline instead of |',
+      '| on port 843. This is better for security but |',
+      '| may slow down initial connections slightly.  |',
       '|                                              |',
       '| You can run socket.io without this transport |',
       '| to make this message go (refer to README).   |',
-      '|                                              |',
       '===============================================|'
     ].join("\n") + "\x1B[0m");
   }
   netserver = null;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}