How can I disable iMessage but only for one contact ?

Hi,
I'd like to send texts to my friend who owns an iPhone, but not on iMessage.
(That friend owns an iPhone, but can't connect on 3G. So she gets my texts only when she can connect on wi-fi...)

Your friend would have to disable iMessage. As far as your phone is concerned, since you have connected with her via iMessage, it will always try that.

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[ 3068.507] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
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[ 3068.914] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall"
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[ 3069.397] (**) Option "TapButton2" "2"
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[ 3069.431] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event1)
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This somewhat date back to the way iChat's Saved Chats were once Stored.
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