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[elisp/gnus.git-] / lisp / pop3.el

diff --git a/lisp/pop3.el b/lisp/pop3.el
index 86f045b..826e6ed 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/pop3.el
+++ b/lisp/pop3.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; pop3.el --- Post Office Protocol (RFC 1460) interface
 
-;; Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
+;; Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
 ;;        Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 ;; Author: Richard L. Pieri <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net>
@@ -359,18 +359,23 @@ If NOW, use that time instead."
                   (looking-at "\001\001\001\001\n") ; MMDF
                   (looking-at "BABYL OPTIONS:") ; Babyl
                   ))
-         (let ((from (mail-strip-quoted-names (mail-fetch-field "From")))
-               (date (split-string (or (mail-fetch-field "Date")
-                                       (pop3-make-date))
-                                   " "))
-               (From_))
+         (let* ((from (mail-strip-quoted-names (mail-fetch-field "From")))
+                (tdate (mail-fetch-field "Date"))
+                (date (split-string (or (and tdate
+                                             (not (string= "" tdate))
+                                             tdate)
+                                        (pop3-make-date))
+                                    " "))
+                (From_))
            ;; sample date formats I have seen
            ;; Date: Tue, 9 Jul 1996 09:04:21 -0400 (EDT)
            ;; Date: 08 Jul 1996 23:22:24 -0400
            ;; should be
            ;; Tue Jul 9 09:04:21 1996
            (setq date
-                 (cond ((string-match "[A-Z]" (nth 0 date))
+                 (cond ((not date)
+                        "Tue Jan 1 00:00:0 1900")
+                       ((string-match "[A-Z]" (nth 0 date))
                         (format "%s %s %s %s %s"
                                 (nth 0 date) (nth 2 date) (nth 1 date)
                                 (nth 4 date) (nth 3 date)))