From: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:47:54 GMT
Subject: Re: RFD: fast-import is picky with author names (and maybe it should - but how much so?)
Message-ID: <5093DD1A.1080104@drmicha.warpmail.net>
In-Reply-To: <5093DC0C.5000603@drmicha.warpmail.net>

Some additional input:

[mjg@localhost git]$ git commit --author='"is this<ok@or.not>"
<whats@up>' --allow-empty -m test
[detached HEAD 0734308] test
 Author: is thisok@or.not <whats@up>
[mjg@localhost git]$ git show
commit 0734308b7bf372227bf9f5b9fd6b4b403df33b9e
Author: is thisok@or.not <whats@up>
Date:   Fri Nov 2 15:45:23 2012 +0100

    test