diff -r 3f0913c75b0a -r cb14d26f6d7d src/gaimrc.c
--- a/src/gaimrc.c	Fri Apr 11 07:07:05 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/gaimrc.c	Fri Apr 11 07:17:44 2003 +0000
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@
 		case '}':
 		case '\\':
 		case '"':
+		case ' ':
 			woo[cnt++] = '\\';
 			/* Fall through */
 		default: