I am also experiencing this. It seems specific to MSN and been identified as an upstream issue:
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/7939 -- always get the "authorize buddy" at start-up https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/161142 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs