contact "away" - does my message still appear?

From: Kira (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/27/04 

Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 14:20:43 -0800

One of my contacts left his computer on at work (says
he's "away") and I've been IMing him all weekend. Will he
see any (or all) of my messages when he returns?