Will expiring .Mac account mean that my iChat AIM  identity is no longer va

I have a .mac/me account that I want to let expire since I rarely use any of the features anymore. I have an AIM identity that is [email protected] I still use this a lot and am on several others' Buddy List with that identity. I would like to keep it. Is this somehow possible? I have tried to log into the AIM service directly with that user but it fails to recognize me. Is my only recourse to set up a new account directly at AIM?

Hi,
I can sign in at the top right of this page http://download.aim.com/client/70
with an @mac.com name.
When it returns to this page though the name is a strange representation.
Clicking on My Account just under the "Welcome...." shows the Screen Name correctly for me.
7:32 PM Thursday; October 8, 2009

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