same here, crashes while trying to connect (msn in this case)

 QGDict::hashKeyString: Invalid null key
QGDict::hashKeyString: Invalid null key
kopete: ERROR: : couldn't create slave : Unable to create io-slave:
klauncher said: Unknown protocol ''.   
kopete:
KCrash: Application 'kopete' crashing...

(no debugging symbols found)
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libthread_db.so.1".
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread -1241445904 (LWP 18746)]
[KCrash handler]
#6  0xb583c11a in MSNAccount::slotNotifySocketClosed ()
   from /usr/lib/libkopete_msn_shared.so.0
#7  0xb5844668 in MSNAccount::qt_invoke ()
   from /usr/lib/libkopete_msn_shared.so.0
#8  0xb68b0893 in QObject::activate_signal () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#9  0xb68b1338 in QObject::activate_signal () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#10 0xb584d8dc in MSNSocket::socketClosed ()
   from /usr/lib/libkopete_msn_shared.so.0
#11 0xb58614cd in MSNNotifySocket::disconnect ()
   from /usr/lib/libkopete_msn_shared.so.0
#12 0xb585df3b in MSNNotifySocket::sslLoginFailed ()
   from /usr/lib/libkopete_msn_shared.so.0
#13 0xb58640f5 in MSNNotifySocket::qt_invoke ()
   from /usr/lib/libkopete_msn_shared.so.0
#14 0xb68b0893 in QObject::activate_signal () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#15 0xb68b1338 in QObject::activate_signal () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#16 0xb587e16c in MSNSecureLoginHandler::loginFailed ()
   from /usr/lib/libkopete_msn_shared.so.0
#17 0xb587e40f in MSNSecureLoginHandler::slotTweenerReceived ()
   from /usr/lib/libkopete_msn_shared.so.0
#18 0xb587f5a6 in MSNSecureLoginHandler::qt_invoke ()
   from /usr/lib/libkopete_msn_shared.so.0
#19 0xb68b0893 in QObject::activate_signal () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#20 0xb74eb021 in KIO::Job::result () from /usr/lib/libkio.so.4
#21 0xb75438cd in KIO::Job::emitResult () from /usr/lib/libkio.so.4
#22 0xb7543d2e in KIO::SimpleJob::slotFinished () from /usr/lib/libkio.so.4
#23 0xb754443d in KIO::TransferJob::slotFinished () from /usr/lib/libkio.so.4
#24 0xb7543301 in KIO::SimpleJob::qt_invoke () from /usr/lib/libkio.so.4
#25 0xb7543363 in KIO::TransferJob::qt_invoke () from /usr/lib/libkio.so.4
#26 0xb68b0893 in QObject::activate_signal () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#27 0xb6c3c8ec in QSignal::signal () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#28 0xb68d0842 in QSignal::activate () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#29 0xb68d8258 in QSingleShotTimer::event () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#30 0xb6847af0 in QApplication::internalNotify () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#31 0xb684991f in QApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#32 0xb700dca2 in KApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#33 0xb67da209 in QApplication::sendEvent () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#34 0xb683a53b in QEventLoop::activateTimers () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#35 0xb67eed49 in QEventLoop::processEvents () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#36 0xb68621ce in QEventLoop::enterLoop () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#37 0xb6861fde in QEventLoop::exec () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#38 0xb6849699 in QApplication::exec () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#39 0x0807f95c in ?? ()
#40 0xbfb71c24 in ?? ()
#41 0xbfb71c1c in ?? ()
#42 0xbfb71c14 in ?? ()
#43 0x00000000 in ?? ()