1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nnweb.el b/lisp/gnus/nnweb.el
index 7c0c8e0e444..d020d533aea 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nnweb.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nnweb.el
@@ -366,14 +366,15 @@ Valid types include `google', `dejanews', and `gmane'.")
       (mm-url-decode-entities)
       (search-backward " - ")
       (when (looking-at
-             " - \\([a-zA-Z]+\\) \\([0-9]+\\)\\(?: \\([0-9]\\{4\\}\\)\\)?[^\n]+by ?\n?\\([^<\n]+\\)\n")
-        (setq From (match-string 4)
-              Date (format "%s %s 00:00:00 %s"
+             "\\W+\\(\\w+\\) \\([0-9]+\\)\\(?: \\([0-9]\\{4\\}\\)\\)?")
+        (setq Date (format "%s %s 00:00:00 %s"
                            (match-string 1)
                            (match-string 2)
                            (or (match-string 3)
-                               (substring (current-time-string) -4)))))
-
+                               (substring (current-time-string) -4))))
+        (goto-char (match-end 0)))
+      (when (looking-at "[^b]+by\\W+\\([^<\n]+\\)")
+        (setq From (match-string 1)))
       (widen)
       (forward-line 1)
       (incf i)