diff -r 9acf659a9338 -r 9a95bfeb008d src/protocols/oscar/oscar.c
--- a/src/protocols/oscar/oscar.c	Fri Mar 12 16:59:22 2004 +0000
+++ b/src/protocols/oscar/oscar.c	Fri Mar 12 22:57:29 2004 +0000
@@ -698,6 +698,15 @@
 
 	gaim_debug(GAIM_DEBUG_MISC, "oscar", "oscar_login: gc = %p\n", gc);
 
+#if 0
+	if (!aim_snvalid(gaim_account_get_username(account))) {
+		gchar *buf;
+		buf = g_strdup_printf(_("Unable to login: Could not sign on as %s because the screen name is invalid.  Screen names must either start with a letter and contain only letters, numbers and spaces, or contain only numbers."), name);
+		gaim_connection_error(gc, buf);
+		g_free(buf);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (isdigit(*(gaim_account_get_username(account)))) {
 		od->icq = TRUE;
 	} else {