[ih] .UK vs .GB

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• From: dot at dotat.at (Tony Finch)
• Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:44:36 +0100
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Johan Helsingius <julf at julf.com> wrote:
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> And if I remember correctly, the "PP" stood for "Postman Pat".

You made me open the binder to find the exact quote :-)
http://mailman.postel.org/pipermail/internet-history/2018-April/004566.html

PP 5.0 manual, section 1.4 Etymology

> PP is not an acronym, There is no truth in the rumour that PP stands for
> "Postman Pat" -- a famous British postman.

Tony.
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