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From: Romain <romain-fontugne@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:19:33 +0900
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 # Internet Yellow Pages
 
+The Internet Yellow Pages (IYP) is a knowledge database that gathers information about Internet resources (for example ASNs, IP prefixes, and domain names). 
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 ## Public IYP prototype
 
 Visit http://iyp.iijlab.net to try our online prototype. No password is required, just click the 'connect' button to get started. Don't know how to use IYP ? You'll find a guide after clicking the 'connect' button, see also examples [here](https://github.com/InternetHealthReport/internet-yellow-pages/blob/main/documentation/gallery.md).