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Are author names ending with a dot invalid?

From
Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date
May 18, 2012, 00:14 UTC
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Hi,

It looks like authors ending with a dot ('Foo Jr. <foo@bar.com>') are converted without a dot ('Foo Jr <foo@bar.com>') is that intentional?

Cheers.
-- 
Felipe Contreras
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  1. Felipe ContrerasMay 18, 2012
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