My Ichat wont run, i made an AIM account and it keeps saying my password is incorrect?

My Ichat wont run, i made an AIM account and it keeps saying my password is incorrect?

Sometimes the PW being wrong isn't a good clue, it could mean a typo in the username/email addy.

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    For the Port Changes (or server names in some cases) you have to be logged out to make changes on the Server Settings pane.
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    Is the password stored on the Blackberry ?
    Can you log in here https://settings.aim.com/
    10:05 PM      Sunday; May 13, 2012
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    iChat (it would help to know which version) can accept Apple IDs as valid AIM Screen Names.
    However if you have iChat 5 or earlier you cannot use ones ending in @me.com or @icloud.com issued by iCloud. (they can be used in iChat 6 or Messages as these versions make a double login to AIM and Apple to allow the use of the password).
    In addition if you are using an Apple ID for an AIM Screen Name the password still needs to keep to the 16 character limit that AIM has.
    AN @mac.com name can be used on any version of iChat  (Until the 30th June 2014)
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    Drag the file to the Trash and Restart the app.
    7:39 pm      Thursday; May 29, 2014
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    ichat can't connect to my AIM account, gives me the error "Cannot log in to AIM. General error. Try again." Please help!

    HI,
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    2) Change the way the router opens ports.
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    In the Server Settings change the Port to 443
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    Opps  forgot a couple of things.
    If you are using an APple ID registed at Apple ending in @mac.com @me.com or @iCloud.com then the passowrd at Apple has to be 16 characters or less to work with the AIM servers.
    Additionally the iCloud issued @me.com and @iCloud.com one require you to use iChat 6 in Lion or Messages in Mountian Lion due to changes Apple made to the security of letting AIM "read" the passwords.
    9:38 PM      Sunday; June 9, 2013
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    It sounds like you want to sign into the iTunes Store with another Apple ID. The article linked below will walk you through signing into the iTunes Store and App Store on your devices with a different Apple ID.
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    Please help i do not know how to connect to ichat the account worked for awhile and now wont it says that it is connected but my contacts never load and eventually a window with the message "iChat lost the connection to the aim account the server connection was lost unexpectedly" appears

    Try logging on to AIM on port 443 rather than port 5190.
    Go to IChat in the menu bar > Preferences > Accounts.
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    HI,
    Go here https://settings.aim.com/
    Can you sign in there ?
    This will not work for newer @me.com and @icloud.com IDs issued under iCloud ( I notice there are at least 2 Me Toos clicked)
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    In that case you need This link about Suspended accounts and you need to use the TOS General email address.
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    11:09 PM      Saturday; January 12, 2013
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    I'm getting an error message saying that "iChat can't communicate with the AIM account __" I don't know what to do because google.com isn't coming up either...Please help!

    Hi,
    For any AIM valid Name (AIM, @mac.com or MobileMe) go to the IChat Menu > Preferences > Accounts
    Select the account in the list then in the Server Settings tab change the port from 5190 to 443
    Also try it without the SSL option.
    (Go to the Account info tab to select the Use this Account option to Log in).
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    8:20 PM      Friday; June 3, 2011
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    Hi,
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    Any Issues and the AIM servers will say the AOL/AIM name or password is incorrect.
    As I said earlier, there can be issues if when you create an @Mac.com or even a MobileMe account Apple lets you create passwords of up to 20 characters (I think).
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    9:33 PM Thursday; March 10, 2011
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