Version: (using KDE 4.4.0) Installed from: Ubuntu Packages Since Jabber protocol is able to reconnect after e.g. the ISP reassignes you a new IP address for the next 24 hours, it always reconnects in online-status. But in my kopete settings I set the initial status to "away". Seems like the reconnection routine just doesn't ask the settings. Much better would be to reconnect in the last state on that account.
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