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| − | Established by the monopoly phone companies to maintain control of any directories that might supplant the phone book white and yellow pages. | + | Established by the monopoly phone companies (telcos) to maintain control of any directories that might supplant the phone book white and yellow pages. |
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| + | Since the telcos did not maintain their monopoly of directories, the weird format only remains in the [[ASN.1]] encoded certificates use for web certificates. | ||
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Revision as of 11:41, 27 June 2021
Contents
Full Title
The weirdly formatted name used in digital directories like Microsoft Outlook.
Context
Established by the monopoly phone companies (telcos) to maintain control of any directories that might supplant the phone book white and yellow pages.
Problem
Since the telcos did not maintain their monopoly of directories, the weird format only remains in the ASN.1 encoded certificates use for web certificates.
