untrapped error with '0 as symbol name in put-text-property

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From: Steve Tinney
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 03:41

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In GNU Emacs 19.25.1 of Mon Jun  6 1994 on eryops (i486-unknown-linux)

try typing a few chars in emacs -q *scratch* and evaluating 

(put-text-property 1 3 'category '0)

Here it either gives an IOT/abort or sends the machine into a terminal
beeping fit (killable via top).  Could emacs give an error message 
instead?

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