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Whenever I open iChat, I receive a "message from aim" screen asking me to block, decline or display. I have tried to block this spam, but have been unsuccessful. Any ideas how I might rid myself of this annoyance.

Hi,
If the User ID across the top is not AOLSystemmsg it is not from AIM
It does sound like it is some form of Bot (AN Automated response add-on) that some one is running on a PC
In iChat Menu > Preferences > Accounts > Security you could try Allow Buddy List only.
Unfortunately this may not be enough.
The AIM Servers and the AIM app on a Mac and on a PC has an Automatic Group called Recent Buddies.
By Default this group is not included in those that are displayed in iChat (Use View Menu "Show Groups")
However these bots are clever enough to get added to the Group and therefore will get displayed or allow contact due to the fact the group is not active so the Block is ineffective.
Solution can be two ways
1) Using AIM on a PC or AIm for Mac on a Mac delete Buddies that show in the Recent Buddies group (Drag any "good Names" to the proper groups first otherwise they will get deleted as well) (It is also possible to have people/Buddies in more than one group with the AIM application)
2) In later versions of iChat in iChat Menu > Preferences > Accounts > Account Info tab near the bottom is the option to turn On the Recent Buddies group.
You need to be displaying the Buddy List with Show Groups.
Again move Good Names to the required Group and then use th Plus sign at the bottom of the Buddy List > Edit Groups and delete it there.
This should then allow your Block settings to work properly.
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