IChat stays available in Screen Saver

When I put my Mac on screen saver, iChat does not set my status to "Away". Is there a way to do this?
Quad G5   Mac OS X (10.4.4)   4.5GB RAM

Hi James:
YES! You can set your away status when the screen saver starts by using a 3rd party application called ChaX: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/28551

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