Hi,
1
You can't configure the message but you can disable it (
see the 4th parameter of createEngine)
on the other hand, once disabled you can write there via custom code
[SYNTAX="JS"]window.status = "your message";[/SYNTAX]
Anyway, please remember that most modern browsers will not permit you to write on the status bar and/or will hide the status bar by default
2
what's the status of the connection according to onStatusChange when you see no more updates?
did you have a onEngineLost event?
If you wait a while instead of refreshing the page does it re-connect again?