AIM/Gaim/Adium/etc compatible aliases in iChat?

Is it possible to have user-set aliases in iChat that are compatible with the aliases that are used by other IM clients, such as Adium and Gaim?
I ask this because I have made heavy use of those aliases. On my Linux system, in Gaim, everyone had their own alias set. On my Windows PC, Gaim/Trillian/etc display those aliases. On my Mac, Adium displays those aliases that were set, but iChat doesn't.
Is there a way to have it display those aliases, without going though every user on the list and adding them to the Address Book? (Which would cause a lot of clutter)
Thanks.
- Rich

Hi,
iChat in all it's A/V Versions will Video chat to AIM 5.5 and AIM 5.9 (Now called the Classic AIM) as they use the same Video and Audio Codecs.
When I downloaded AIM 6.1 to my Boot Camp version of Windows it will run with iChat 3 and 4.
I have not tried AIM 6.5 or AIM 6.8 as the AIM web site has had notices about both Not working the AIM 5.5, 5.9 or other Client such as iChat(for Macs) And Trillian (for the PC)
I went to use my Link to the Info on what AIM now call "Real Time" and the notice has been taken down (you now get this if you Search for Real Time)
The last notice I read implied that all AIM 6.x versions used Real Time.
One other note AIM 5.9 which is still downloadable does not work in Vista.
Having said all that about 20% of the people who have posted about AIM 6.1 or higher do report it will work with some PC to Mac connections.
Allowing the application used on the PC (In fact any non microsoft app) through the Windows Firewall after XP Service Pack 2's Update is important See here
If I was doing PC to Mac Video I would use Mebeam It is a Web Browser based option. Creating a room creates your own Page within the site. You give this URL to your Buddy and then enter it in their Web Browser. Both parties will see the Flash Control that needs setting to Allow for the camera and Mic to be accessed by the Web Browser.
I hope this helps somewhat.
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{quote}If the Firewall was On I would ask if you had set it up as an Exception
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