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In-body from headers ignored

From
LBLiam Breck <liam@networkimprov.net>
Date
Feb 5, 2017, 21:45 UTC
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git format-patch & send-email generate the in-body From header.
git am recognizes it.

git commit & format-patch & send-email ignore it. (The latter two will add a new header above an extant one.) Is there a rationale for this?

If not, maybe this is a bug?
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  1. Liam BreckFeb 5, 2017
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2017
  3. Liam BreckFeb 6, 2017

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