MSGPlus Live with the IPGet script will show the IP address of someone you have a direct connection with (would require a file transfer), same thing would happen with a firewall program or packet sniffer like ethereal.

If you want to avoid being detected like that, don’t do direct connections with people you don’t trust, or connect through a proxy or have VPN set up.

I gave Miranda a shot, but it doesn’t run properly on Vista, feature wise it looks appealing however. AIM Pro is good, not bloated and supports the necessary features.

Tried re-installing?

What got me with Qnext was that the file transfers didn’t work with non-Qnext users.

I hear that Trillian pro does the trick, but I’ve only used basic so I can’t verify it.