Can't log in with AIM name.

Nope, does not work obviously.

Always get this:

We're sorry...

Thanks for that.

Mine was blank when I went there.

(There again I have several IDs that can log in to AIM including some older @mac.come ones)

7:56 PM Tuesday; January 17, 2012

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Hi

I'm also getting "the screen you entered is not valid" error. This just started this morning. I can't login from my laptop or my computer at work. Curiously I also cannot login from the AIM site, but I can through the AIM app on my iphone. I've tried the above solutions in this thread with no luck. Nothing has changed in my settings from yesterday to this morning on either computer. Any idea what's going on?

Same here. Have not been able to sing in all morning. Anyone find how to resolve this yet? Is there a problem with AIM user names?

I was able to login again after going to the AIM site and changing my password. No clue why that worked.

How? How can you even change the password for a "@me.com"-screen name?

Did you use any special link?

Or don't you have a @me.com-screen name?

We are talking about iCloud accounts here, especially that ones with an e-mail address created by Apple => @me.com

Hi,

You should be able to access you account settings whilst logging in to iCloud using a web browser.

@mac.com and MobileMe issued @me.com names can have the password changed here at iForgot

9:24 PM Wednesday; January 25, 2012

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HI,

From time to time the various AIM servers do seem to go out of Sync.

At one time they advertised that "Names" were "for Life"

Nowadays it seems that unused Screen Name are re-released into use. This does mean though that any Buddy list still listing old Buddy names have to be purged.

Also when you log in you are in fact logged in to several servers doing different things.

1) sends you your Buddy list

2) another checks the flags settings about who is On Line

3) another updates the Buddy pics.

4) Text Chats and File Sharing tend to be other servers.

Any issue with any of them tends to cause issue with the login.

9:30 PM Wednesday; January 25, 2012

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I am also unable to use my @me.com Id in AIM please help me to get this done ..

HI,

SO you have an Apple ID that ends @me.com ?

Is this form a iCloud Registration ?

Are you using it with iChat 5 or Lower ? (It will not work with those)

8:42 PM Tuesday; May 29, 2012

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Hi Ralph

I'm have indeed a @me.com account and using iChat 6.0.2 and still not working...

grt

Simon

Wauuuhhhh, Hi Ralph i don't know what happend but i tried it again and made a new account and it works... I know i had some updates earlier this month and maybe that made it work...

Yessssss

Thx for the help so far

Simon

Hi,

So if I asked would you tell me you are getting a message from AIM saying either the name or Password is wrong ?

(To be clear I am asking)

IF this is the case shorten your password to 16 characters or Less

(that's changing it at iCloud then in iChat 6)

This is because these Apple IDs are valid AIM Screen Names as well but the AIM server can only cope with passwords up to 16 characters.

If it does not appear to be the Password issue can you give me more details please ?

9:03 PM Tuesday; May 29, 2012

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Hi hmmm im a little happy. I will explain ( i hope ) correctly. I can login with a @me account thats fine.

But for my work it needs to go via a jabber account and thats still not working and i get the "either the name or Password is wrong" message

HI,

Have you Enabled "Talk" on your Account at Google.

This can only then work in iChat if it is a GoogleMail ID (Ending in either @gmail.com or @googlemail.com)

If you have Enabled "Talk" on your account then the thing to look to is what name did you stick in iChat And what appears when you login to the Google Mail Web Page.

It makes a difference at this point if the name ends @googlemail.com and you enter @gmail.com (Strangely Mail seems to get away with either but the server here is more fussy)

9:39 PM Tuesday; May 29, 2012

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