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Originally posted by ahmetgns
Idle status is set only when you don't touch mouse or keyboard for a while (you set the delay in Messenger Options>"Show me as Away if I'm inactive for X minutes"). Note that the option says Away, but this Away is different from the original Away and Messenger Plus! can distinguish these two Aways and when appropriate, it shows one Away as Idle. People who don't use Messenger Plus! can never see this status on their contacts. Search forums for more information, there are lots of threds about this Idle.
Just to clarify, instead of being set as "Away" after x minutes, WLM sets you to another status called "Away", however some programs give you the option to change the second away status to "Idle" to distinguish the two fromeach other
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