[AWShuttleworth]

Hi there,

I just got a new job and when I'm at work, I can't connect to AIM using iChat, or any other AIM client for that matter. I get a message that says "Could not connect to AIM. The host refused the connection, try again later."

I've tried various public proxies but couldn't make any of them work.

I don't believe I have access to the firewall. Our connection runs through a machine running Windows Server 2003, and I haven't the first clue how to use that.

Can someone help me? The guy who had the job before me used to IM me all the time, so I know there's a way.

Thanks -

A.

[SSharon]

try meebo.com for a web version.

[AWShuttleworth]

Hey, that's actually not such a bad website. Thanks. If it comes to it, that'll be what I end up using.

Does anybody know of a way to manipulate iChat into working, though? Is there a reason that running iChat through proxy wouldn't work? If not, can somebody walk me through it really quickly?

[Big Mac]

Have you tried AOL's own AIM client? It may be that iChat is more respectful of other network traffic than AIM; if the standard port iChat uses has been disabled by your network admins, it could fail. But AIM may work nonetheless.

[cybergoober]

Try setting iChat to use port 80.

Though they could be just blocking access to oscar altogether.