file transfer can be a little misleading. from my build, built from cvs two days ago, there really isnt support there. yeah, if you sign on with your .mac name you can get it to work, but they still havent implemented the oscar code to get it to work with other names.
with away messages, i havent been able to find a decent way to view them yet either. i mean, right now the only way to view profiles is to edit the list and click a magnifying glass when the name is highlighted.
i dont mean to sound negative. i like the client alot, and i think it is really clean and moving along quite nicely. its just not there yet.