It isn't an article, but a mailing list post, and the post starts out with:

  This is a fuzzy recollection of something I believe I read, which might well be inaccurate, and for which I can find no corroboration.  I mention it solely because it might spark memories from someone who actually knows:

Spoiler: it sparks one memory from one person, who winds up being mistaken.

Offering an alternative hypothesis seems reasonable given the content of the post.