GNUS 3.11 nntp.el infinite loop while parsing headers

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From: Felix Lee
Date: Mon, 08 May 1989 00:00

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An article in sci.physics had an extra (null) From: line, which
was causing GNUS 3.11 to loop infinitely while "Parsing headers..."
Didn't look at the code too closely.  Here is the header:

	Path: psuvax1!rutgers!gatech!uflorida!haven!uvaarpa!hudson!news
	From: news@hudson.acc.virginia.edu (news)
	Newsgroups: sci.physics
	Subject: Re: Call to vote: sci.physics.fusion
	Message-ID: <1402@hudson.acc.virginia.edu>
	Date: 25 Apr 89 22:41:29 GMT
	References: <1858@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu> <SULLIVAN.89Apr24165657@msor0.msor.exeter.ac.uk> <23580@agate.BERKELEY.EDU>
	Organization: The University
	Lines: 1
	From:
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Felix Lee	flee@shire.cs.psu.edu	*!psuvax1!shire!flee

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From: flee@shire.cs.psu.edu (Felix Lee)
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Subject: GNUS 3.11 nntp.el infinite loop while parsing headers
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Date: 8 May 89 00:00:54 GMT
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