Word on the street is that everybody's favorite Max OS X-based instant messaging system has now been updated to version 1.2 Beta 6. There's quite a lot of changes for the app - we'll post some of 'em so you can get your bearings. Most of the changes appear to be bug fixes designed to smooth out this application's operations.

• Changes in Adium 1.2b6
• Subversion revision: [22044]
• Jabber and IRC accounts can now handle passwords being optional. A Jabber account will only be able to connect without a password if using GSSAPI/Kerberos
• Possibly fixed a long-time crash in __xmlRaiseError()-->_structuredErrorFunc()
• (1.2b issue) Fixed a crash when receiving a Bonjour file transfer in some circumstances (#8679)
• (1.2b issue) Fixed the 'service' property of accounts via Applescript (#8686)
• (1.2b issue) Fixed login to XMPP servers using GSSAPI on 10.4 when PLAIN or DIGEST-MD5 are also offered
• (1.2b issue) Fixed visibility of the certificate verification sheet; it now shows on the edit account window again (#8641)
• (1.2b issue) Re-enabled specification of a custom QQ server and port (#8661)
• (1.2b issue) Improved updating of visibility for mobile contacts
• (1.2b issue) Fixed a crash after accounts disconnected without intention of reconnection (#8654)
• Localization improvements
• Danish, French Canadian, and Russian updates
• Changes in Adium 1.2b5
• Subversion revision: [22009]
• (1.2b issue) Fixed Google Talk (and other PLAIN mech Jabber) login
• (1.2b issue) Added debug logging and a possible workaround for a problem with 10.4 Bonjour after a network disconnection occurs (#7887)
• Improved appearance of the New Mail dialogue
• (1.2b issue) Fixed crash when a certificate is confirmed after the underlying connection has been dropped
• (1.2b issue) Fixed display of the certificate authentication sheet under some circumstances which previously good stay off-screen
• French Canadian, Russian, and Danish updates
  

This is just a glimpse of what sort of work has gone into Adium lately. You may want to visit the app's release site to view the full changelog, and other important details.

Download: Adium v1.2 Beta 6