What does this mean?? "The connection to the host was unexpectedly lost."

i get this 95% of the time i try to login:
The connection to the host was unexpectedly lost.
it then closes
i go thru AIM
_*someone please help*_
Message was edited by: migueliguel
Message was edited by: migueliguel

Hi
Try logging on to AIM on port 443 rather than port 5190.
Go to IChat in the menu bar > Preferences > Accounts.
Log out of AIM and then use the Server Settings tab
Set the port to 443.
Log back in again.
Tony

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