[thelist] Status of new TLDs?

[aardvark]

http://www.icann.org/

latest news:

IANA Report on Request for .ca Redelegation Issued (1 December 
2000)

Comments Requested on Recommendation on At Large Study 
Implementation (27 November 2000)

ICANN Announces Selections for New Top-Level Domains (16 
November 2000)

Consumer Alert from US Federal Trade Commission: "Domain 
Name Registration Scams" (16 November 2000)

...there are others, but none saying they've opened them up just 
yet...

>From: "Herzog, Ari" <Ari_Herzog at Instron.com>
>
> I've heard two co-workers tell me today that ICANN has officially released
> the new domains for availability. This is news to me, and I can't find any
> source on the web to confirm it.
> 
> Anyone know the truth?