...when I set Adium to DND I would expect that I get zero forms of notification but I still am notified.
Where are the settings in Adium to address this?
Do Not Disturb still lets messages through
Re: Do Not Disturb still lets messages through
DND is just a status. It's not meant to block incoming messages.
Re: Do Not Disturb still lets messages through
If you dont want people sending you messages while logged on then why log on at all? 
unless you are refering to the notifications on the messages such as sounds and the growl notifications and all that then you simply under a custom status check the "mute sounds" and "silence growl" options
unless you are refering to the notifications on the messages such as sounds and the growl notifications and all that then you simply under a custom status check the "mute sounds" and "silence growl" options