think i figured it out. after deactivating the "Evolution Integration" plugin, i can now login to my accounts on GAIM in under 20 seconds again - as opposed to 8+ minutes.
-- Gaim 2.0 unusably slow in Edgy https://launchpad.net/bugs/67195 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
