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by hardmath123 3844 days ago
Relevant—here are IRC logs from the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt: http://web.archive.org/web/20090628013626/http://www.ibiblio...
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Thank you for this link!

I was reading this USENET group non-stop for two days back then, retelling the posts to all my friends.

Just read this: "PLEASE STOP FLOODING THE ONLY NARROW CHANNEL WITH BOGUS MESSAGES. WITH SILLY QUESTIONS. NOTE THAT IT'S NEITHER A TOY NOR A MEAN TO. REACH TO YOUR RELATIVES OR FRIENDS. WE NEED THE BANDWIDTH TO HELP. TO ORGANIZE THE RESISTANCE, PLEASE, DO NOT (EVEN UNINTENTIONALLY). HELP THESE FASCISTS! BEFORE SENDING SOMETHING TO SOVIET UNION PLEASE. THINK TWICE (OR BETTER THRICE). THANK YOU"