I've had the same problem with missing MSN buddy requests ever Empathy became the default IM client in Ubuntu. I eventually switched back to Pidgin as a result. I recently upgraded to 10.10 and now I'm seeing the same problem again in the same version of Empathy you're using. I tried logging into live.com to see if I could accept the request there. I didn't see it initially, but after I responded to a menu item prompting me to specify my privacy settings, I saw the friend request in the online interface. Then I tried logging back into Empathy, and this time I got the notification that I had a friend request (or whatever Empathy calls it -- "subscription"??). The request dialog does not come to the front automatically, but you can get to it by clicking on the green envelope. That allowed me to successfully accept it.
Not sure if you're having the same problem, but it's worth checking. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to empathy in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/676361 Title: Subscription request to MSN account does not show up -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
