[ih] .UK vs .GB
Tony Finch
dot at dotat.at
Thu Apr 19 02:44:36 PDT 2018
Johan Helsingius <julf at julf.com> wrote:
>
> 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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