Finally it's out! KMess 1.5-pre2 can be downloaded as of today. The current CVS code had many fixes and improvements, so I didn't want to delay a next release much more.
The most important bugfixes are better support for direct file transfer connections, and links in the chat window. There are also some nice improvements, like file transfer previews, now playing information, and an option to disable the nudge shaking effect. More information can be found at the front page and changelog.
My favorite features are previews for any file type (see previous entries), and clickable geek-style links. It happens all the time people write "dot.kde.org", "planetkde.org", or "slashdot.org". I wanted to make these links clickable as well, without getting too many false-positives. This worked out really well, so try it out! 