Re: RFD: fast-import is picky with author names (and maybe it should - but how much so?)

Some additional input:

[mjg@localhost git]$ git commit --author='"is this[off-list ref]"
<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