How do I stop iChat from adding this person?

Ever had someone who's not on your buddy list IM you? And you respond, of course. Well suddenly you look on your buddy list and there's their name. Why? Don't know. Did you add them? Nope. Yet there they are.
I can't seem to find a preference for this anywhere, is this just something I have to deal with? I know it's being done for convenience but... Honestly, it's not convenient.

Hi Doug,
Have you ever used the AIM for Mac or AIM application on a PC ?
The AIM application whichever platform it is on includes a Recent Buddies Group to which all new contact are added by default.
iChat does not normally use this group but it can become activated if there are Buddies in it and they then appear in your Buddy List, and new contacts continue to be added.
The way around this is to use the AIM application to move Buddies out of this group and then delete the group.
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