diff -u kopete-3.5.5+kopete0.12.3/debian/changelog kopete-3.5.5+kopete0.12.3/debian/changelog
--- kopete-3.5.5+kopete0.12.3/debian/changelog
+++ kopete-3.5.5+kopete0.12.3/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+kopete (4:3.5.5+kopete0.12.3-0ubuntu3) edgy-proposed; urgency=low
+
+  * Edit kubuntu_04_icq_connect_fix.diff
+    Upstream changed the fix to not only allow connections with status set to
+    Online. Now one can connect with other statuses, for example Away. 
+
+ -- Frode M. Doeving <frode@lnix.net>  Wed,  1 Nov 2006 21:51:21 +0100
+
+kopete (4:3.5.5+kopete0.12.3-0ubuntu2) edgy; urgency=low
+
+  [ Frode M. Doeving ]
+  * Add kubuntu_04_icq_connect_fix.diff
+    Changes in the OSCAR servers, they stopped sending own user information
+    at logon. Now we have to send a own user information request. 
+   (Closes Malone: #69494, #69583)
+
+
+ -- Frode M. Doeving <frode@lnix.net>  Wed,  1 Nov 2006 00:20:06 +0100
+
 kopete (4:3.5.5+kopete0.12.3-0ubuntu1) edgy; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- kopete-3.5.5+kopete0.12.3.orig/debian/patches/kubuntu_04_icq_connect_fix.diff
+++ kopete-3.5.5+kopete0.12.3/debian/patches/kubuntu_04_icq_connect_fix.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+diff -Nur kopete-3.5.5+kopete0.12.3/kopete/protocols/oscar/liboscar/client.cpp kopete-3.5.5+kopete0.12.3.new/kopete/protocols/oscar/liboscar/client.cpp
+--- kopete-3.5.5+kopete0.12.3/kopete/protocols/oscar/liboscar/client.cpp	2006-10-01 19:26:52.000000000 +0200
++++ kopete-3.5.5+kopete0.12.3.new/kopete/protocols/oscar/liboscar/client.cpp	2006-11-01 21:38:44.000000000 +0100
+@@ -397,9 +397,11 @@
+ 	d->active = true;
+ 
+ 	if ( isIcq() )
+-	{
+ 		setStatus( d->connectAsStatus, d->connectWithMessage );
++	d->ownStatusTask->go();
+ 
++	if ( isIcq() )
++		{
+ 		//retrieve offline messages
+ 		Connection* c = d->connections.connectionForFamily( 0x0015 );
+ 		if ( !c )
+diff -Nur kopete-3.5.5+kopete0.12.3/kopete/protocols/oscar/oscaraccount.cpp kopete-3.5.5+kopete0.12.3.new/kopete/protocols/oscar/oscaraccount.cpp
+--- kopete-3.5.5+kopete0.12.3/kopete/protocols/oscar/oscaraccount.cpp	2006-10-01 19:26:54.000000000 +0200
++++ kopete-3.5.5+kopete0.12.3.new/kopete/protocols/oscar/oscaraccount.cpp	2006-11-01 21:41:23.000000000 +0100
+@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@
+ 	/* We're not even online or connecting
+ 	 * (when getting server contacts), so don't bother
+ 	 */
+-	if ( !myself()->isOnline() )
++	if ( !engine()->isActive() )
+ 	{
+ 		kdDebug(OSCAR_GEN_DEBUG) << k_funcinfo << "Can't add contact, we are offline!" << endl;
+ 		return false;