This was (as far as I can tell) actually caused by this empathy bug: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=597293
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #597293 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=597293 -- rhythmbox does not set IM status in empathy (karmic) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/424499 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs