Adium, the open source instant message chat client with support for multiple programs (including AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo! Google Talk, Bonjour, etc.) has been updated to version 1.2.6.

The new version, a 20.6 megabyte download, sports the following fixes and changes:

-Updated to libpurple 2.4.3.
-Fixed ICQ connectivity.
-Improved Yahoo! and Yahoo! Japan messaging to use UTF-8, restoring compatibility with the web messenger.
-Fixed setting your buddy icon for Yahoo! accounts.
-Multiple QQ fixes.
-Decreased spam on the MyspaceIM service.
-Fixed some situations which could lead to the dreaded "MSN list synchronization" errors.
-Fixed an ancient bug in which the wrong event would be displayed for a contact status change, such as "Contact Came Back" when the contact disconnected. (#468, #5551).
-Fixed a crash which could occur when a contact changed status while a new chat window was open with that contact (#9425).
-Fixed saving/restoring message window positioning on 10.4.

Adium X is available for free and requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to run. The program functions as a Universal Binary and runs at native speeds on both PowerPC and Intel-based hardware.

If you've tried the new build and have any feedback, positive or negative, let us know in the comments or forums.