How do I turn off auto-away function?

[Edward Batten]

I looked in the manual and couldn't find out how to turn off auto-away. I have Pidgin version 2.7.3 on my Nokia N900.  I want to just stay available, but it keeps switching to Away.  How do I keep my status as Available?  
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