ichat doesn't work
I'm currently using snow leopard os and i've reinstalled twice within the last 3 months to clean up some security update issues. Prior to the installation, the ichat was working well. I remember it was as simple as opening ichat and connecting automatically and voila, all worked well.
But today, when I opened the ichat, a AOL window opens up and asked for a password. I don't have AOL account.
I opened the preferences and open General and deleted my mac.com account and tried setting up a new account.
Well, when I clicked on Get an ichat account, it brought me to apple website and says:
Symptoms
iChat's "Get an iChat account" no longer works in Mac OS X v10.6.x.
Resolution
This feature has been replaced by iCloud, which requires OS X Lion v10.7.2 or later.
With OS X Lion, you can use an iCloud account ending in @me.com or @mac.com as your iChat account. A free AIM account can be acquired (or configured) separately at the AIM website.
So, am I reading that ichat doesn't work with snow leopard anymore ???
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), App Software