Buddies phone/camera icon keeps disappearing

I"m logged onto ichat, but after some time the icons for audio/video chats next to my buddies start disappearing. It doesn't happen to all of them at once or even to certian buddies...it's very random. what causes this and how do i fix it?
macbook pro Mac OS X (10.4.8)

I'm having the same problem. I noticed it about three days ago but didn't realize the full scope of the issue at that time.
I started troubleshooting it yesterday and discovered that the audio and video icons will disappear when any user in my buddy list has a change in availability. So, if he goes idle, his audio/video icon will disappear. And if he's already idle when I log in and he becomes active again, the audio/video icon will disappear.
The icons come back in three different ways. They'll immediately return if an affected buddy logs off and back on, or I log off and back on. They'll also spontaneously reappear after a period of time.
I'm relieved to hear that other people are having the same problem. It seems to be an issue with the AIM server, and hopefully, it will be resolved soon.
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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