3 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm
index 51216aaa..f4d19e02 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ sub add_to_feed {
         my $type = index($title, '&') >= 0 ? "\ntype=\"html\"" : '';
 
         my $from = mime_header($header_obj, 'From') or return 0;
-        my @from = Email::Address->parse($from);
+        my @from = Email::Address->parse($from) or return 0;
         my $name = PublicInbox::Hval->new_oneline($from[0]->name)->as_html;
         my $email = $from[0]->address;
         $email = PublicInbox::Hval->new_oneline($email)->as_html;
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/MDA.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/MDA.pm
index fe04ded9..16da7afa 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/MDA.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/MDA.pm
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ sub author_info {
         my $from = $mime->header('From');
         my @from = Email::Address->parse($from);
         my $name = $from[0]->name;
-        defined $name or $name = '';
         my $email = $from[0]->address;
-        defined $email or $email = '';
         ($name, $email, $mime->header('Date'));
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/View.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/View.pm
index fe37a9fc..f4e72826 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/View.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/View.pm
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ sub index_entry {
         my $from = PublicInbox::Hval->new_oneline($mime->header('From'))->raw;
         my @from = Email::Address->parse($from);
         $from = $from[0]->name;
-        (defined($from) && length($from)) or $from = $from[0]->address;
 
         $from = PublicInbox::Hval->new_oneline($from)->as_html;
         $subj = PublicInbox::Hval->new_oneline($subj)->as_html;