.Mac account and iChat

.Mac account expiring. Will I lose my iChat account with the same name?

Hi,
Generally speaking a @mac.com name if it is/was a trial still works in iChat even if a paid for account lapses (No matter when you got the trial account).
However MobileMe accounts do not work after the trail Period is stopped or the account lapses.
Since Mobileme allowed people to keep their @mac.com names and we are now only just coming up to the renewal time I don't have any info on whether @mac.com names that were used with MobileMe will keep their iChat functionality.
The current button on the Adding a new Screen Name that says "Get an iChat Account" does in fact link to a Apple Web page to get a @mac.com name for free.
This would suggest that @Mac.names will work after they lapse even if they were linked with a MobileMe account.
8:48 PM Tuesday; May 19, 2009
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Hi,
You can have both open and show Both Buddy list.
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Hi, I've been using iChat AV with my .mac account since december, and it was all fine 'til some weeks ago.
From the end of may 2006 I have many problems using my .mac account in iChat AV.
Sometimes I can connect, but usually I can't connect! And the problem is the same on my iMac G5, on my old iBook G4 12" 1.33, and on my new MacBook 1.83...
When I try to enter with a AIM account it's fine and I connect!
But all my friends have my .mac account and I want to use it!
Can anyone help me?
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Hi maurizio79,
Every now and then AIM sort out what they think are unused account names and make them available again.
Whilst they are doing this there are often problems with .mac names for some reason.
After the period that lots of people were having problems, there have been cases of invidual .mac users who have problems.
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Is it possible for me to have my .mac name appear to everyone else as just my .mac username?
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.mac account = [email protected]
what we want = johnsmith
anyone?

Hi Kagan,
Whatever screen name you use is what is displayed to the other person.
In iChat you can toggle between you screen name and the "Real Name" in the Adress Book Me Card which holds your info.
Your Buddies can, if using iChat add your Real Name or suitable moniker to their iChat Buddy list and therefore Address Book for their entry for you. Other IM clients can do this as well.
@mac names will diplay you as [email protected] which can be a problem if it is an live email address as well. (which is probably what you want to know)
Either get a new trial @mac account and create a name that gives less info and not add it to Mail or get an AIM name and do the same thing.
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Using my .Mac account, but iChat wants AIM. What gives?

Hello,
I think I might be confused about how iChat works. I have a dot-Mac account, and have that information entered correctly in the iChat preferences. However, when I start iChat, it asks me for AIM account information. Am I mising something here? Does iChat only work with AIM accounts? I thought iChat worked with dot-Mac accounts, too (especially since I have the option of dot-Mac iChat encryption). Do I need to have an AIM AND a dot-Mac account (this doesn't make sense, but I suppose you never know)? I have tried deleted the plist and restarting the computer, but no matter how many times I try to rebuild my iChat account, it keeps asking me for AIM account info. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi Shannon,
iChat uses the AIM servers to login and start Text chatting.
When iChat started Apple decided to join the AIM network and arranged that @mac names would be usable on the AIM system.
There is one drawback. Apple allow passwords of over 20 characters and the AIM system only allows 16 as a Max.
Is your password too long ?
When you go through the Start up Screens the place where you enter the screen name should be a drop down to be able to select AIM or @mac types.
You just have to select the @mac option
Ralph
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I have a .mac family account, a personal .mac account and separate iTunes id I use for my work iPhone and the associated apps. How do I keep them separate in the iCloud change?

I have a .mac family account, a personal .mac account and separate iTunes id I use for my work iPhone and the associated apps. How do I keep them separate in the iCloud change?

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I've been trying to use my .Mac account and Gmail with mixed results. I have been using Mac mail for some time and have my folder structure setup for personal and work. Now I want to add a work Gmail account and simply have a separate inbox for the Gmail account. I store messages from both accounts into the folders I have in the .Mac account.
Gmail caused all sort of issues using IMAP in this structure, basically creating another series of folders below the .Mac folder tree. The inbox structure was fine and I could stored Gmail messages into the .Mac folders. But there were duplicate copies of the messages in the Gmail IMAP structure. I wasn't sure if I should just delete the Gmail structure, but the duplicates were driving me crazy whenever I did a message search.
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Okay. This has got to be a common issue. And I think I have it solved.
The secret is using an IMAP prefix of "IMAP" and then creatin labels of "IMAP/Foldername" on Gmail.
It's all generously explained on these links:
First setup IMAP on Google like this: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=77663&topic=12814
Then follow the advice here: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2008041016554622
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I own a .Mac account where I have published my personal web site created in iWeb. Now, I'm creating a web site for an alumni club also in iWeb. The club has its own domain.
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The easiest way to do this is to build your new site on a separate domain file, publish it to a folder and upload it to the server using FTP.
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How many websites can you create with a single .Mac account? I would like to get one, but my dad has a construction web site already. I'm trying to convince him that it would be cheaper to switch to a .Mac account and let me maintain his website on iWeb, but I don't want to eliminate myself from ever having a website myself because I made his website on my .Mac acccount.
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Hey there. As I presently know, you can have more Web Sites than you can handle with iWeb and even one .Mac account. I am currently maintaining four separate sites. Add to that is the fact that you can maintain even more sites by using your .Mac HomePage area. In HomePage some options (blog comments, counters etc.) are not available but the Advanced page options can allow even more flexibility. Hope this helps!
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IChat with .mac account and intermittent connection failure

Recently using my .mac login with iChat has been a little troublesome. Sometimes it connects, sometimes it doesn't.
This morning there's no connection. Seems to be dead.
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Is it possible that this is another issue at AOL where accounts were deleted or misplaced?
Anyone else having a similar issue?

I see a couple things going on...
A.) The accounts were definitely not deleted. I've been able to log in since posting this. But there IS something going in. Many people are posting new topics about the "timed out" error with .mac accounts right now. True, the specifics seems to shift from post to post, but everyone's set up is different (usually) and that stands to reason. However, the common thread in all the posts is the "timed out" error.
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C.) The port suggestion seems to make a lot of sense. Indeed if everyone is using the same port (and aren't there millions of us?) then using a variety of ports, or rather, any other port should help provided the server is up and running, and our accounts are working (and we're connected to the inter-web and everything else.)
D.) There seems to be an issue with errors in iChat AV, or perhaps with Mac OS X 10.4.X or possibly only the macbook pro where once an error is returned "timed out" or "could not connect" for whatever reason a certain operation (unknown) or amount of time (unknown) must occur before connection can take place.
I'd love to see all these problems resolved.

IChat and .Mac account and AIM and .Mac account...

Hello.
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 ?
Thanks for your help.

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.
Ralph

Cannot login to .me or .mac accounts on ichat

Hi,
I am using OS X mountain lion 10.7.5. When I recently updated my software, it asked me to install ichat (which I did). My problem is that I cannot login to either .me or .mac accounts to see my contacts. I use the same username and password as the one I used to login in to apple's store and itunes. None of them work. How can I log in to these account to get my contact list? I should mention that I can login to icloud just fine as well as all other apple sites and services except ichat.

Hi,
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).
10:24 PM Friday; December 21, 2012
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Video chat between .mac account and AIM account

I have a G4 ibook and the person I am trying to video chat with has a Macbook pro. I do not have a camera attached to my machine. Nonetheless, he has one built in. I am unable to see him during our chat sessions. All I see is a blank white screen. I assume it has something to do with the fact that I aam using an AIM account. I dont want to spring foor a .mac account so does anyone know a way to get around this?
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HI jle2,
He should be able to invite you to a One way Video chat.
You are likely to have to alter your Quicktime streaming sped to allow the data to reach iChat properly.
Go to System Preferences > Quicktime > Streaming tab and change the speed in the drop down to match your download speed or a max of 1.5meg.
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do i have to buy a .mac membership for iChat or is there a way to get a .mac account restrected to using iChat for free?

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