IChat picture/icon doesnt play animated .gif's?!

im trying to make my iChat icon/picture a .gif file but its not working... can i NOT do this or something?

Hi Robert,
Apologies for the second post, I had some problems when posting.
See point 8 under On Checks and ADD-ONS on the following page.
kiChat: Where to Find Links to Things About iChat
--Chris
Message was edited by: chrisbel

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