yes i can sort them, but i dont want them to even be there when they're offline.

For example. If I am not connected to the internet, I still have 1000+ contacts unless I completely disable the IM accounts. It's annoying having to enable/disable the account every time i go off or online.

So I'm proposing an option that when the phone is offline, IM contacts can be hidden if either n900 is offline or the IM contact is offline.

If there is a contact that has a phone number and IM, then they do not get hidden.