General Error

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General Error

Hi,

Everytime I launch iChat, I get a general error, try again message. If I click OK I can access the preferences etc but changing the port to 443 doesn't do anything. I have recently upgraded to 10.5.2. Do I need to add iChat in my security system prefences again. Its driving me insane....

Mike

Mac Pro 3.0GHZ, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Feb 16, 2008 12:24 PM

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Answer 1

Defcom-UK

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Feb 16, 2008 3:42 PM in response to benjamin153

Hi Mike

Try connecting to me defcom1 .mac account.

Tony

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Feb 19, 2008 2:43 PM in response to benjamin153

Can you be more specific on the wording ?

I am reading this as you can not log in to AIM and therefore Defcom's offer is going to pass you by at present.

10:43 PM Tuesday; February 19, 2008

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Feb 24, 2008 10:05 AM in response to benjamin153

Hi Mike. Did you get this problem solved? I have the same thing I think using MacBook Pro OS 10.5.2 "Could not connect to AIM ( my address) Cannot log in to AIM. General error. Try again." I have tried different addresses to log in and have had no luck.
David

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Answer 4

Feb 24, 2008 12:11 PM in response to David Pulman

Try these things

Go to iChat menu >Preference > Accounts > Server Setting and change the port to 443.

Restart iChat.

If you have not got one go to System Preferences > Accounts and set up a spare Mac User Account
Open that account (log in to it)
Set up iChat with your Current AIM screen name
Does this one work ?
Try this one with port 443.

If the 443 works for the first then well and good.

If the New Mac Account works and the first did not then return to logging in on the first Mac User Account and go to Users/(your account)/Library/Preferences and delete com.apple.ichat.AIM.plist and restart iChat

8:10 PM Sunday; February 24, 2008

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