> Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 17:01:13 +0200
> From: Theo van Veen <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Why not  year>1980 and year<1990 ?

Because this fails for repeatable dates.  Imagine a book published
twice, maybe by different publishers -- once in 1970 and then again in
2001.  That would be found by your query, but not by a true "within"
query.

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