xfce4 and automount usb stick icons on desktop

["H.S." <hs.samix@gmail.com>]

Hello,

I was wondering if automounting of USB sticks works in xfce4 in Debian 
Etch. I tried it yesterday and couldn't figure out how to do this. 
Automounting of a CD works when inserted in the drive though.

A little google search hinted that xffm file manager may be needed for 
usb automounting but the package appears not be present in Etch.

Any idea how to get this working in xfce4? The installation is fully 
updates, has hal, udev, and kernel 2.6.17.

thanks,
->HS