I wonder if by 'available' he means 'will answer immediately'. My group uses Skype like campfire also.. and Away means 'I won't see this until I get back'.. Ava

I wonder if by 'available' he means 'will answer immediately'. My group uses Skype like campfire also.. and Away means 'I won't see this until I get back'.. Available means "I'll be notified immediately, and am likely to respond relatively soon". I still leave messages for people who are away all the time.. I just know that it's unlikely we'll end up in a real-time conversation at the moment, and as such.. I can just fire-and-forget until they return and reply