Index: src/conversation.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/gaim/gaim/src/conversation.c,v
retrieving revision 1.627
diff -u -p -r1.627 conversation.c
--- src/conversation.c	10 Aug 2004 00:41:33 -0000	1.627
+++ src/conversation.c	15 Aug 2004 15:58:54 -0000
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ gaim_conversation_write(GaimConversation
 						who = gaim_conversation_get_name(conv);
 				}
 			}
-			else {
+			else if (who != NULL && *who != '\0') {
 				b = gaim_find_buddy(account, who);
 
 				if (b != NULL)