code: protected final URI getProviderURI() throws JMSException
      {
          String providerURL = getProviderURL();
          URI parsedURL;
          try
          {
              parsedURL = new URI(providerURL);
          }
          catch (URISyntaxException e)
          {
              throw new FFMQException("Malformed provider URL : "+providerURL,"INVALID_PROVIDER_URL");
          }
          if (!parsedURL.isAbsolute())
              throw new FFMQException("Invalid provider URL : "+providerURL,"INVALID_PROVIDER_URL");
          
          return parsedURL;
      }
docs: Lookup the provider URI