Though "old" news, this does cause list-owner and -admins some extra work
as they convert over: subscribers, editors, list-owners, moderators, and
documentation, not to mention DNS, postmasters, and web admins.  And it
isn't always as easy as a mass-change of domain name, especially in
transition periods.

/Pete

Wednesday, February 12, 2003

http://chronicle.com/free/2003/02/2003021201t.htm

Educause Will Open '.edu' Domain to a Wide Range of Specialized Institutions

By DAN CARNEVALE

Hundreds of institutions and distance-education providers with
specialized accreditation will soon have access to ".edu" Internet
addresses for the first time, Educause announced on Tuesday.

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