.Mac to shut down Wednesday in advance of MobileMe launch
According to a .Mac support page, and Macworld the .Mac service will be taken offline at 6 p.m. PT on Wednesday, July 9.
There is a lot of new info here about any help we may need, and what all has been going on:
http://www.apple.com/support/dotmac/
http://www.macworld.com/article/134325/2008/07/mobileme.html?t=232
Look at the +System Status+ to the right of the page.
MobileMe Launch 7/9/2008, started at 8pm PT
With the exception of the new web apps, all of the following services are available: Mail, iChat, iDisk, Sync, Back to My Mac, and all published pages, including Galleries and iWeb sites.
The MobileMe web apps will be available as soon as possible.
+System Status:+
Recent History
07.08.2008:: 2:45PM - 03:15PM PT
".Mac members experienced difficulties viewing published pages. Normal service has been restored. We apologize for any inconvenience."