RE: Signing-in as 'Away Idle' in relation to my original queston I don't think it's a case of the user having set 'appear offline' and then switching back later on.
Signing-in as 'Away Idle' I've noticed somethin funny with a few of my contacts..... if someone can enlighten me as to why this is happening it'll be great. These contacts sometimes sign-in as 'Away Idle', and then after a minute or two change their status to 'Online'. ...