diff -r 33081f021a0d -r 058ae2ae7b1f src/protocols/msn/notification.c
--- a/src/protocols/msn/notification.c	Wed Jan 07 03:19:00 2004 +0000
+++ b/src/protocols/msn/notification.c	Wed Jan 07 03:21:22 2004 +0000
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@
 			/* Ensure we have a friendly name set. */
 			msn_user_set_name(user, friend);
 
-			tokens = (group_nums ? g_strsplit(group_nums, ",", -1) : "");
+			tokens = g_strsplit((group_nums ? group_nums : ""), ",", -1);
 
 			gaim_debug_misc("msn", "Fetching group IDs from '%s'\n",
 							group_nums);