Fascinating that this is still unsolved! I vaguely remember this. 1996 was the year I graduated with my computer programming degree & got my 1st “real job” so I was a bit busy & didn’t really pay a lot of attention to these messages.
#EarlyInternet #InternetHistory #Usenet #UnsolvedMystery #MarkovianParallax

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