My buddies away messages that show up in the contact list appear to cache, as in it displays an old away message instead of a new one until I IM the person or get info on them.
How can i fix this?
Away messages in Contact list problem
I think this has more to do with the recent rate limiting problems everyone is experiencing. Check out this trac ticket:
http://trac.adiumx.com/ticket/1780
If that's your issue, a fix is in the works.
http://trac.adiumx.com/ticket/1780
If that's your issue, a fix is in the works.