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

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?