Version: 0.12.4 (using KDE KDE 3.5.6) Installed from: Gentoo Packages With MSN: some users are shown as being online, even when they're not. If I log out and in, they'll be shown correctly as offline. I don't remember seeing this before, but I can't say exactly when it started.
Can you check if you are still connected to the msn server? Try to start a chat with someone who is online.
I don't really know if this has happened since then. Since no one else have commented, I think we can conclude that this bug isn't currently present. IMO this bug should be closed.
We've completely replaced the current MSN implementation with a new MSN implementation which If you continue to experience this bug after testing the new implementation (which can be gotten from our subversion repository or with the KDE 4.2 Beta 1 release), PLEASE, open a new bug rather than reopening this bug. Thank you for your time and efforting in helping us find and fix problems in Kopete.