ServerAlias Limits - Many Domains

Not sure of this is the correct forum ,buthere goes.

We're trying to set up a virtual host with many (50+) domains. In the past I've been successful with 20+ domains within the same ServerAlias directive, but on researching this, I'm seeing different answers. We're running Apache 1.3.33.

Some places suggest putting all domains in one ServerAlias line (which of course gets doubled by adding the wild card *.domain.com)

Others say there is a limit and that the solution is to have multiple ServerAlias lines within the same virtual host directive.

I have looked at the apache.org docs and they don't address this question as to line length or multiple ServerAlias lines.

The docs do indicate that wild cards are acceptable (and that would help in my situation), but normal wild card usage in these situations is for subdomains, i.e., "domain.com *.domain.com"

I would need to use "domain*.com *.domain*.com"

Would anyone know if the latter use is permissible for wild cards in the ServerAlias directive, and especially if one may use two wild cards in the same alias, i.e. *.domain*.com?