IChat login problems AIM vs .Mac account

I am having problems logging in to iChat AV 3.1
Using my AIM profile I can log in with no problems whatsoever, but if I try to login using my .mac account, I get the "unable to login - username or password incorrect". I know for a fact that I'm typing my username and pass correctly because I can still login to .mac on the web. Any suggestions? The only thing I can come up with is that maybe it doesn't work with .mac trials? Getting this program to run is the only thing stopping me from dropping the $99 for the account. And yes, I have visited Ralph's awesome website, but still no help.

HI Jimmy,
Is the password for the .Mac account over 16 characters ?
AIM only allows upto 16 - whereas .mac allows more than 20.
Ralph

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Well I'm using iChat or Adium with my .Mac account, for text chat only (sometimes for video or audio but it's not my wish for this).
So, at work, we have an internal application that is based I think on AIM, and I can log myself with a AIM account (I created one for tests). But when I put my .mac email with @mac.com it's not working, and without it is. But it seems it's not the same account. Do we have two accounts ?
How to log in with AIM on Windows to use my .Mac account, so my friends can text me on the PC too ?? Is that possible ?
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Hi Sebastien,
This Sametime ?
I have not heard of this and that web site does not seem to indicate it is an AIM client even though the info you posted says that it.
I would look at the Support on that site and see if it is any help.
There is a link from the Apple .mac list to the AIM name list but this might not be accessible to a third party app like this.
Most of the other third party apps insist you have an AIM name first whether it is for a Mac (Proteus, AdiumX)or a PC (Trillian).
AIM Express is a Java app that will work on PC or Mac.
This page says that it is AIM or AOL names only.
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This thread is iChat and tagged with "iChat".
You mention you have Lion which would be iChat 6 and the Message Beta has run out now.
From there I surmised you were logging your AIM valid Apple IDs into the AIM servers.
Nothing has happened to any or all of your iMessages contacts (Unless you have deleted your Address Book)
However you do now need Mountain Lion to login to the iMessages servers (and the Messages app that does that bit for you).
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Can I set up my .mac account and my AIM account with different Names and Pictures? At the moment, every time I change one the other one changes too!
Do I need to alter the Server Settings and Port for each account? If so, to what do I change them to?

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Ichat login problem

hey,
i just got a macbook too and i have a problem logging into ichat, it wont let me log on to AIM, well only when it feels like it, a message comes up that says "lost connection with aim. the connection to the host was unexpectedly lost". It makes it seem like it just randomly quit but really I wasnt on yet. is there something im doing wrong?
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Ok This is a fairly recent error message that some people have reported.
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You can use an AIM (Or AOL) as AIM stands for AOL Instant Messenger.
Apple have an agreement with AIM that @Mac.com and Mobileme/iCloud (*@me.com) Names are also valid AIM Screen Names.
However the Passwords must be kept to 16 characters or less due to the limits on the AIM servers.
Other Apple IDs are not Valid Screen Names unless you specifically Register them with AIM - OR they belong to another Service which iChat can access and are valid as Chat names with that Service.
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IChat MBP to iMac - 1 .mac account

How can I have my MBP iChat (video) w/my iMac using only 1 .mac account?

Try logging into both computers. If it logs you out of one while logging into the other then you can't. Just get another .Mac account and/or AIM account.
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I am traveling and would like to ichat with my family at home. We have one .mac account and have ichat set up on both computers under that apple ID. How can I ichat between the two?

Hi,
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