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difference between 'idle' and 'away'? by kryp2nyt on 09-14-2007 at 12:58 PM
Hi all 
was just wondering whats the difference between idle and away statuses?
Some of my contacts are idle, and the other are 'away'.
whats that?
RE: difference between 'idle' and 'away'? by toddy on 09-14-2007 at 01:02 PM
away means that the users had set there status to away
idle means that they haven't touched there computer for a certain ammount of time* (normally 5 minutes, but can be changed. tools > options > show me as away when inactive for 'x' mins)
*idle however can be forced with a script, see here for details CookieRevised's reply to [REQUEST]Idle lies