I had the same problem a couple of minutes a go.Then I got in and the contact list was blank. Then I signed out and in again and its all working again.
I suggest just give a while most likely a server problem....
Windows Version: Windows XP, 5.01.2600
Messenger Client Version: 7.0.0816
Messenger Plus! Version: 3.54.0132
This post was edited on 08-22-2005 at 09:12 PM by user35870.