AIM Help !?!? Please Help Me !!!! =]?

Question

Ok, so I started having a problem and I don't know what to do. AIM will make me automatically available if I IM someone when I have an away message up. If you don't understand, this is what I mean....

- I put up an away message

- Someone IMs me [I'm still shown as away]

- I IM them back [automatically makes me available, like I return from being away]

** It only does this when I IM someone, NOT when someone IMs me**

It recently started doing this, and i looked in the settings thinking i made it do this myself, but i didnt. Does anyone know how to fix this?!?!!?

Thanks in Advance !!! =]

Answer 1

make sure you dont have one of the boxes checked off that says something about returning from away when making ims

Answer 2

Ok, so when you put your Away message up, a window pops up. Its an IM, but your not iming anyone, its just a window with your away message. You see the button Return From Away, and Hide Ims,  under that there's checkboxes.

X Allow me to send IM's while away.  

Check that box.