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Re:What is AT&T doing at 1111340002? by MrFoof on Sunday November 07, 2021 @04:50AM (#29137908)
“The Internet Yellow Pages.” You weren’t the only one to have it.
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Re:What is AT&T doing at 1111340002? by bsenftner on Sunday November 07, 2021 @07:16AM (#29138816)
A former coworker wrote that book. When it came out he had a little party where he declared it obsolete already.
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Re:What is AT&T doing at 1111340002? by dylan604 on Sunday November 07, 2021 @10:13AM (#29140084)
Reminds me of the old quip "how do you know if the spec requirements are out of date?" - the ink is dry.
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Re:What is AT&T doing at 1111340002? by robflynn on Monday November 08, 2021 @11:12PM (#29157648)
That's funny, I love that.
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Re:What is AT&T doing at 1111340002? by noefingway on Sunday November 07, 2021 @11:08AM (#29140588)
"The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages (YP). The functionality of the two remains the same; only the name has changed. The name Yellow Pages is a registered trademark in the United Kingdom of British Telecommunications PLC, and cannot be used without permission."
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