1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Mbox.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Mbox.pm
index 1e3de5b0..dc41548b 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Mbox.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Mbox.pm
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ sub getline {
                                  ${$self->{buf}} = '';
                                  return $ret;
                          }
+
+                        # be fair to other clients on public-inbox-httpd:
+                        return '';
                  }
                  $res = $self->{cb}->($self->{opts});
                  $self->{msgs} = $res->{msgs};