Messages do no longer work on MPB

Can no longer send/receive iMessages from my MBP using Os X Mavericks.
Status shows offline, but also no chance to switch to available or any other "online-mode".
Somebody else facing same issue or knows how to fix?
Thanks
Daniel

Hi,
If you only have the iMessages and Bonjour account in the list in Messages > Preference > Accounts AND the Bonjour one is not Enabled then you will see the status as Off Line.
The Off Line or On Line Status refers to any Buddy List account you have Enabled.
Everyone gets a Bonjour account as it used to communicate with other Macs on your LAN that are using iChat/Messages with the Bonjour Account active.
It could be that you have an AIM valid Screen Name account that is not logged in or a Jabber one (GoogleTalk and Facebook run Jabber servers).
The iMessages account if set up always logs in and is always Available once the app is started.
Effectively it does not have a Status and certainly ot one you can change (other than using the Sign Out Button and removing the Apple ID)
However not being able to Send or Receive iMessages is an issue.
In Applications/Utilities open the Keychain Access app.
In the Keychain App Menu > First Aid use the Reset option.
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