Can I make ichat automatically login to a status other than 'available' ?

I really want iChat to login to either 'invisible' or 'at work' when I launch it from the dock, is this possible?
Sorry if this is a common question; I tried to search but the terms are all very common and I didn't see an answer.
Thanks

In the iChat Preferences > General section deselect the choice to set the Status at Login to Available.
Set Invisible before you Quit iChat or Shut the computer down.
1:54 PM Sunday; November 30, 2008

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