if he had his named changed to e, then he changed his status to away then changed his name back to "milenium" it would stay e. it usually doesnt change unless you open a conversation.
Yes it does change, see just tested, using poligamy...I had my status to away and the name set to EbAy, then while the conversation was open, I changed the name to SeAn and it automaticaly changed .
well maybe because its on the same computer and its easier to get the information...anyways..its happened to me before. i just figured that doesnt change real time like the name