Trailing * on flag line?

Hello,

Someone i know has a procmailrc with recipes that start with:

:0: *
[...]

Does anyone know if this * is there for a reason? Or is it put there by
mistake but it doesn't hurt?

Thanx in advance, -Rejo.

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