IChat Problems in OsX Lion

I have numerous problems with iChat, and Mac OS X  lion, but for now, I will just ask about auto reconnect. Has this been disabled? I lied, I will also ask why my buddy list doesn't open automatically when I open iChat.

Hi,
Buddy List First.
If you mean iChat Launches but you don't see the Buddy list you have to check a couple of places.
1) In the iChat menu > accounts is the said Buddy List name ticked ?
2) In the iChat menu > Preferences > Accounts > Account info tab does it say "Use this Account" (is it ticked)
Either of these will mean the account is Logged in.
You then have to use the Window Menu and the keystrokes listed to bring back the Buddy List (Permanently)
Other options such as the Dock Icon will only bring it back for that session.
It works like this:-
Using the red button only closes the window.
At this Point it is "Hidden" and only the window menu and those keystrokes will bring it back.
iChat has always been like this but this "feature" is also part of Lion (See System Preferences > General Section > "Restore Windows when Quitting and Re-opening apps" )
This is the most Likely
The other is If 2) above is not ticked in the first place.
Auto Connect.
This is most likely down to the method of Connection to the Server involved.
The AIM Logins since iChat 4 have had the option to be SSL logins.
If the SSL server is dropped then for security purposes you have to "reset" this manually in iChat.
This tends to mean Unticking the "Use this Account" box and then ticking it again.
The other is to Disable SSL whilst Logged out and then Login again then Log out and sett SSL and login (yet) again.
iChat 6 also does SSL logins across most Jabber Servers, any AIM valid login and the Yahoo option.
It is the AIM servers that require the most resetting (And are most often dropped).
9:30 PM      Friday; April 6, 2012
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