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> rationale unknown
That's quite a pity. The inconsistency catches people out, and the docs do not make clear why an exception is made.
> but any number of zeroes is still unambiguously zero.
Of course. But the same is true for “0003 is unambiguously three”, yet that's invalid syntax.
I won't contest closing this report. But the above is not an explanation for the inconsistency. |
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2016-03-06 06:26:04 | bignose | set | recipients:
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2016-03-06 06:26:04 | bignose | set | messageid: <1457245564.37.0.271824562956.issue26490@psf.upfronthosting.co.za> |
2016-03-06 06:26:04 | bignose | link | issue26490 messages |
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