Non .mac Apple ID

I have a client who as has a [email protected]/@me.com address as their Apple ID. Can they use it for iChat? I thought I had read you can, but can't seem to find any option that works.
This is a 10.7 machine. Mostly trying to set up so I can screen share (theirs with mine) for support.
Thanks in advance!

Hi,
It might be possible. There are two ways.
1) Some ISPs in the United States also have agreements with AIM to use the ISP issued Email ID as a Valid AIM ID (The password would need to be 16 characters or less to be checked by the AIM Servers as the Apple ones need to be)
2) You can register any Email ID at AIM
Some consideration on how public you want an ID to be may need to be given.
It is worth Logging in here even with @mac.com or MobileMe issued @me.com names to check Privacy in several of the options. NOTE:- iCloud Issued @me.com names cannot be checked this way
A Google Mail ID can be used in iChat at both ends and will work for Screen Sharing and other iChat to iChat A/V chats.
Screen Sharing does require that your Router and that if your Buddy is using UPnP to open the ports.
(It uses a random port to make the VNC connection along side the Audio Chat).
10:47 PM Friday; January 13, 2012
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=486335&tstart=0
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