IChat disconnects when comp goes to sleep

I am new to the mac world so I am trying to figure it all out. When I have iChat on, it works fine. But my computer goes to sleep after about 20 minutes of not being used. As soon as my computer goes to sleep, it disconnects me from iChat. Is there any way to stop this from happening? I would like to stay connected even after my computer goes to sleep. Thanks!

you can download a program called sleepless....its 10 bucks but lots of people say that the heat generated will the comp is running will come up through the keyboard and possibly damage the screen....i wouldnt personally reccommend doing it
Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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