I Need Help With Gaim Please Anybody Help Please...

Hey all well im new to this linux so i dont know if im postin in the right section but my question is regarding GAIM SOFTWARE. i installed the program but every time i try to log in with YAHOO MSG and MSN it would prompt me a MSG saying "unable to connect" for both providers. do you guys know how i can fix this problems. i been trying to fix this problems for a couple months but i havent had any help could you guys tell me how to do it? thanks all for the help.

First open up GAIM, then go in
->Tools
->Accounts
->click on Add

For MSN account :
Protocol = MSN
Screen Name = Your Email Address
Password = Your Account (Email) Password
Alias = Any Nickname You Want

It's about the same for the Yahoo account.

P.S. Please move your thread to another section of the forum.