At 10:30 AM +1000 26/3/01, John Simmons wrote:
>What is the current status of the .biz domains, and should they use
>one of the pre-registration services being offered, and if so, which
>one(s) are considered as above-board?

Registrars.com will pre-register .biz

http://www.registrars.com/preregister/index.shtml

Important Notes:
1) Domain Names are entered in the pre-registration database on a 
first-come, first-served basis. Registrars.com cannot guarantee that 
yours will be selected first.
2) There is no guarantee that you will receive the domain name(s) 
that you pre-register. However, Registrars.com promises to submit 
your pre-registered domain name(s) at the earliest possible time to 
give you the best chance of acquiring the name(s) you selected.

George

PS - also search the ICANN site to learn more
http://www.icann.org/search.htm