--- a/roundup/roundupdb.py	Thu Aug 07 06:21:07 2008 +0000
+++ b/roundup/roundupdb.py	Thu Aug 07 06:31:16 2008 +0000
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # BASIS, AND THERE IS NO OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE,
 # SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
 #
-# $Id: roundupdb.py,v 1.138 2008-01-08 20:58:31 richard Exp $
+# $Id: roundupdb.py,v 1.139 2008-08-07 06:31:16 richard Exp $
 
 """Extending hyperdb with types specific to issue-tracking.
 """
@@ -422,7 +422,9 @@
                 # Default the reply to the first message
                 msgs = self.get(nodeid, 'messages')
                 # Assume messages are sorted by increasing message number here
-                if msgs[0] != nodeid:
+                # If the issue is just being created, and the submitter didn't
+                # provide a message, then msgs will be empty.
+                if msgs and msgs[0] != nodeid:
                     inreplyto = messages.get(msgs[0], 'messageid')
                     if inreplyto:
                         writer.addheader('In-Reply-To', inreplyto)