Ichat keeps shutting repeatedly telling me i logged in too many times...

i read all the troubleshooting in this forum about fixing this with the account settings and getting to SSL 443 or whatever, and that is still not working...
i dont know what to do, ive been using ichat since i got this computer in january and this is the first time i have ever had this happen to me...
please help!

I'm not sure if this helps, but if you're using AOL IM (AIM), you'll get an error similar to what you're describing if you've logged in and out several times within a brief period (10-minutes or so, I don't know exactly).
It's happened to me when opening and closing iChat repeatedly over a short period of time. Try just sitting back for a little bit, waiting and then see if you're able to login.
What IM service are you actually using with iChat? (AIM, Google Talk, etc.)

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