Well, perl 5.8.6 is perl 5.008... sorta. You see, perl has two different schemes for defining version numbers. In one scheme, it's perl 5.8.6, and in the other, older, scheme, it's 5.008_06, or just 5.008. After perl 5.005 (perl 5.5, if you will), the powers that be shifted the numbering scheme, but for backwards portability, there are still a few things that refer to perl under the old version-numbering scheme. 
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In reply to Re: Perl version 5.8.6 by etcshadow
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