Index: ppdc/ppdc-catalog.cxx
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--- ppdc/ppdc-catalog.cxx	(revision 8863)
+++ ppdc/ppdc-catalog.cxx	(working copy)
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@
   ppdcMessage	*m;			// Current message
 
 
+  if (!*id)
+    return (id);
+
   for (m = (ppdcMessage *)messages->first();
        m;
        m = (ppdcMessage *)messages->next())
