ietf-nntp Wildmats

[Clive D.W. Feather]

Kai Henningsen said:
>>     wildmat = wildmat-pattern *("," ["!"] wildmat-pattern)
> 
> Is there a particular reason why the first pattern does not allow a "!"?  
> This seems inconsistent (and, at first glance, unnecessary).

Only that it would be meaningless:

    !patterna,patternb,!patternc
    patternb,!patternc

match exactly the same, and:

    !pattern

matches nothing at all.

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