iChat not working

[Mr. Anderson]

So I have an internet connection, obviously, but iChat won't work? Is something going on with my connection/ports or is there more to it?

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[jackieonasses]

Wait, mine doesn't work either!~ I asked that to myself, My brothers name works. But mine just times out.

[Mr. Anderson]

Wait, mine doesn't work either!~ I asked that to myself, My brothers name works. But mine just times out.

what do you mean?

does it have to do with the account?

this is really annoying...can't believe I rely on this app enough for it to annoy me when I can't use it...

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[Axeon]

My iChat won't connect now either. What's going on?

[Mr. Anderson]

My iChat won't connect now either. What's going on?

Well, I'm happy to know I'm not the only one....that's a bit of a relief...

Now, to figure out why

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[jackieonasses]

My Girlfriends account last week said it was suspended. She had to make an entirely new one. I really hope that doesn't happen to me. I think it might have to do with accounts. At first i was thinking they are clearing names out, but i am on all the time. So that rules that out.

[Axeon]

Personally, I think it's the AIM server that iChat connects to. You should see if any windows using AIM users are being affected, as iChat does not have its own server.

[Mr. Anderson]

aaahhh

Do you use iChat AV?

I wonder if they're going to put a stop to video soon?

I know that I use it a lot.

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[jackieonasses]

aaahhh

Do you use iChat AV?

I wonder if they're going to put a stop to video soon?

I know that I use it a lot.

D Here's to hoping a large server just crashed... ;)


{edit} Another guess is they are discontinuing all of the really really old names. How old is yours Mr. A?

[Mr. Anderson]

I created a new account and it worked...wtf!!!!

This is going to really piss me off - why in the hell would they do that?

Bastards....

D :mad: :mad:

[Axeon]

What the ****? Give me a ****ing break, AOL! There is going to be HELL to pay if they got rid of my AOL screenname!

[jackieonasses]

Okay it my hypothesis is starting to come correct. I really REALLY hope that isn't true!


{edit} i am wrong! mine started working again. What a scare. Tell Mr. A, if it worked or not. I am very curious.

[Axeon]

Well I asked some people in an IRC room I'm on, and some people are on AIM, others got booted off. I doubt AOL is purging old screennames, as that makes no sense.

The latency makes me think it might be a large scale DDoS on the AOL Toc server.. so who knows. People other than mac users ARE having trouble getting on though.

[musicpyrite]

The good news is that other people are having this problem too...

http://slickdeals.net/forums/t54593.html?

[Mr. Anderson]

The good news is that other people are having this problem too...

http://slickdeals.net/forums/t54593.html?

not exactly good news...eh?

But what ever happened, its working again - and now I have 2 aim accounts :D

Weirdness, I wonder what happened?

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[musicpyrite]

not exactly good news...eh?



Well the good news is that your computer isn't ****ed up... all depends on how you view the situation.


And nothing is wrong with my connection. :p :D

[Mr. Anderson]

ah, but it gets better

I was talking to Dr Q with my original account when it reactivated but he couldn't reply - it said it was read only and that i wasn't online.

I could talk to him with my new account.

Something is still upked fuc....

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[Doctor Q]

Maybe it's a hoax (http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/overload.asp) come true. :eek:

[parrothead]

About a week ago my wife's AIM account would not take her password. She hasn't changed it for a while so there is no way she forgot it. Anyway after a few annoying days she tried her first password that she had when she first opened her account years ago, and it worked. I found this really strange considering she has a AOL email account and there were no password troubles with that.

[Mr. Anderson]

well, it seems to be working again fine - anyone know what happened?

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[Le Big Mac]

well, it seems to be working again fine - anyone know what happened?

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No ideas, and it's happened again. To me this time (no problems a month ago)

[edesignuk]

I started getting a msg last night saying that my AIM name had been blocked!?!?! WTF (In Adium & official client).

[Mr. Anderson]

Mine's working fine, but my mother-in-law got a message saying that her account had been deactivated....weirdness...and no one has any idea what's going on?

Very strange..

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[FelixDerKater]

I have two names, and sometimes my original name, made sometime in the late 90's will only time out when connecting, while the newer name will connect without issue.