Embed URL to launch iChat

roughly a year ago a contributor whose screenname is Defcom(UK) assisted someone else regarding this topic - here's the discussion thread...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1823543&#1823543
however, that thread has been archived so no replies are permitted, hence, the new topic. My question is, I am trying to accomplish this same feat by including a hyperlinked image in my iWeb page.... however, the suggested URL (or any other iChat URLs I've tried in this attempt) don't 'accept' in the iWeb inspector dialogue box. I am permitted to use http://... etc etc in that input field, but none of the 'iChat' URLs I've tried will work... is this futile, or am I doing something wrong with the syntax?
thx
QK
eMac 1.25Ghz   Mac OS X (10.4.9)   iWeb 1.1.2

The pic may not show here as too many things have to be fetched first.
The link itself.
It seems it does. (It also means this is a working link and the message has been changed so that I know where it came from)
The HTML
<a href="aim:goim?screenname=ralphjohnsr&message=Hi!,+I+came+from+your+website,ralphjohnsuk."><img align="right" src="http://big.oscar.aol.com/ralphjohnsr?onurl=http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com//images/RalphOn.gif&offurl=http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com//images/RalphOff.gif" alt="Webmaster iChat Online Status Indicator" border="0" align="bottom"></a>
The href tag (Anchor) to link the whole pic
<a href=" (see bottom to close it)
The bit that makes your IM application launch and open a Text chat and sends a greeting/message to the Buddy listed as the Screen name in this bit (so in this case to me)
"aim:goim?screenname=ralphjohnsr&message=Hi!,+I+came+from+your+website,ralphjohnsuk. (it actually lists one account and the message contains the Web Site name)
Send message to aim:goim?screenname=ralphjohnsr
And add a predetermined message &message=Hi!,+I+came+from+your+website,ralphjohnsuk.
The Bits that check if the screen name is On or Off line and attributes Pics to the On and Off Status
img align="right" src="http://big.oscar.aol.com/ralphjohnsr?onurl=http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com//images/RalphOn.gif&offurl=http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com//images/RalphOff.gif (The Align="right" puts this pic far right)
It means check big.oscar if this Screen name is on line http://big.oscar.aol.com/ralphjohnsr?
And if On post this pic from this URL on_url=http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com//images/RalphOn.gif&
And if Off this pic off_url=http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com//images/RalphOff.gif
The Altenative Text and closing of the anchor (href tag)
alt="Webmaster iChat Online Status Indicator" border="0" align="bottom">
Hope this helps.
8:47 PM Saturday; June 9, 2007

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