Messages and Aim account

My aim screen name will not connect in messages. It tells me it can't connect because my username is wrong or because the server is not working, but both my internet is operating and i know my username is correct. Everytime I try to click available is says connecting and then it goes back to disconnected.

Hi,
iChat can use names that work with AIM and it can use names that work with Jabber servers (Google is a Jabber server).
What cannot be done is adding Jabber Buddies to an AIM Buddy list or AIM Buddies to a Jabber List.
You either need a Google Name (And to Enable the Talk option which allows access to the GoogleTalk server)
or he needs to get a Name valid with AIM.
NOTE he can in fact register his Gmail ID as an AIM name (AIM allow you to use an existing Email as the ID) but this can make things confusing.
He can also use the Gmail Email as the Alternative email just for password recovery/security whilst creating a new name.
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