Problem with signing onto AIM

[Ken Sande]

Kate wrote:
> Hi, I would like to use my aim account but am getting an error that says 
> "Recieved unexpected response from 
> http://api.oscar.aol.com/startPSCARsession:useTLS=1 is not allowed for 
> non secure requests". 
> 
> please help, i got on google talk fine and i want to use your product!

This is mentioned on the front page @ http://pidgin.im/

On the advanced tab of your AIM account (Accounts->Manage Accounts), try 
unchecking 'Use clientLogon.'

If that does not fix it, I have seen a couple times that unchecking 'use 
SSL' instead works.

73,
Ken Sande/KC8QNI-T