Keep in mind there was a patch on 9/4/2002 that changed resistances, not sure what specifically, but any mention of resistances past that date should be taken with a grain of salt (one of those posts were before this date, and one after):
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Please note: there are a lot of changes going into the game with today's patch. Some of these changes (such as the changes to resistances and spell stacking) will change aspects of the game that may make gameplay different. Keep this in mind when you log in. With system-wide changes like these it is entirely possible that there are still bugs. Please report these bugs using /bug, and know that we will work to fix them as fast as we can. But also note that some intended changes might appear as bugs (perhaps a spell no longer stacks with another spell). Feel free to report these as bugs if you are unsure. But please keep in mind the changes listed here as well.
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However, more interesting mentions in that patch:
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We've made some fairly drastic changes to the way the spell resistance system works. Previously, there was only the smallest benefit to having resists over a certain value. We've reworked resistance in its entirety, completely replacing the old system with one that is more logical.
The idea behind the changes is pretty simple: Resists should matter in a way that makes sense.
Resists matter more for PCs. There are now tangible differences between having 50, 150, and 250 in a given resistance, for example. Resistance buffs, bard songs, and resist gear have actual value, all the way up the line.
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It would definitely seem to imply from this that on P99 there should be little value to maximizing your resists, marginal difference from 150 - 255. Entirely possible 201-255 was useless much like the well-known returns for mana being only +1 point for having 201-255 wis/int.
This lines up with Raev's link to the burning guardian comments of it being easily resisted. I know on P99 I've had 255 FR/CR and been hit on the regular and needing spot heals as mentioned.