iChat mystery

Wes Groleau wrote:
> Two identical Macs running 10.3.9.
>
> Software Update says both are up-to-date.
>
> NFS-mounting the other Mac's /Applications
> and doing diff -rq shows that the two
> iChat.app are identical.
>
> find / -print | grep -il ichat "{}" \;
> and comparing everything found shows no differences (except in transcripts).
>
> Firewall scripts are identical. /etc/firewall.conf are identical.
>
> Yet iChat logs onto AIM just like always on this Mac,
> says "could not connect" (after a while) on the other.
>
> Same behavior for all users. Started a few weeks ago.
>
> tcpdump gives no clue either.

Compare iChat preference files? The AIM server may have
changed somehow?

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Two identical Macs running 10.3.9.

Software Update says both are up-to-date.

NFS-mounting the other Mac's /Applications
and doing diff -rq shows that the two
iChat.app are identical.

find / -print | grep -il ichat "{}" \;
and comparing everything found shows no differences (except in transcripts).

Firewall scripts are identical. /etc/firewall.conf are identical.

Yet iChat logs onto AIM just like always on this Mac,
says "could not connect" (after a while) on the other.

Same behavior for all users. Started a few weeks ago.

tcpdump gives no clue either.

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