Ichat can't open AIM

when i click on iChat, it keeps trying to log on/off/on/off etc until i "have made too many attempts." i disabled automatic sign on, but when i manually try to log in, it does on/off over and over again until i again attempted too many times.
what gives? how can i fix this? internet connection is fine now that we have replaced router. Safari works great.

Hi
Try logging on to AIM on port 443 rather than port 5190.
Go to IChat in the menu bar > Preferences > Accounts.
Log out of AIM and then use the Server Settings tab
Set the port to 443.
Log back in again.

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