Putting iMac to Sleep

Hi I was wondering is there a way to keep ichat running even if u decide to put your computer to sleep.

Hi Jeff,
Nope.
A Mac's default action is to disconnect the Mac from the internet if not active (awake).
There was an Add-on for Panther iChat that does not work with Tiger that allowed you to post a permanent Away message when you were offline.
If you use Fast User Switching there is a setting in the General section of iChat preferences for making appear that you are Away when in fact you are not connected from the Mac USer. I hav not noticed that this effects the Sleep fuction at all in the way you describe.
Any Application that is open when the copmuter goes to sleep is not actually quit and in that sense is "open" but I don't think this is what you meant.
Because of the "restart"/Waking order of Apps and re-establishing the connection for the internet can cause some problems in iChat recognising that the connction is there.
Ralph

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