Can't Create an Account because password doesn't work

Hello,
Pretty new to the forum. I have just opened an iChat account and I can't get it to work. I am able to create an account name and then I type in a password. Then the screen comes up and the computer asks me to type in my password....I do and then it says it doesn't recognize the password. I then look back at my file and the password in covered up with astericks (*), but the word length is different than what I typed. I have tried correcting the password numerous times and then repeatedly logging on and creating different accounts....but I haven't been able to log on yet. Please help me if you can. This is very frustrating.
-Ben

HI Ben,
If you are creating a @mac account the password needs to be 16 characters or less to work with iChat.
This is because the AIM servers only allow this number of characters for their passwords and iChat uses the AIM servers for iChat.
The * that appear after you confirm the password show a default number of *s (12 I think) no matter how long or short your password is.
11:51 PM Saturday; May 13, 2006

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