tin (current 1.9.3 snapshot) hangs with pcre problem

I've just found the following problem with the latest snapshot and (at
least) with 1.9.2 as well:

When entering a newgroup (de.etc.sprache.deutsch in this case) tin
complains:

   "Error in regex: nothing to repeat at pos. 0 '*Die Deutsche Sprache der
    NG*'"

and then completely hangs (no reaction on any key strokes). This seems to
be a problem with that specific subject line, other newsgroups work fine.


Version: tin 1.9.3 release 20071015 ("Dalaruan") Oct 15 2007 09:58:13
Platform:
        OS-Name  = "solaris2.9"
Compiler:
        CC       = "gcc"
        CFLAGS   = "-O2 "
        CPP      = "gcc -E"
        CPPFLAGS = "-I/afs/lrz/home/u/u7xi1aq/ncurses-5.6/include -I/afs/lrz/home/u/u7xi1aq/ncurses-5.6/include/ncursesw  -D__EXTENSIONS__"
Linker and Libraries:
        LD       = "gcc"
        LDFLAGS  = " -L/usr/local/lib"
        LIBS     = "-lintl -L/afs/lrz/home/u/u7xi1aq/ncurses-5.6/lib -lncursesw   -lnsl -lsocket  -licuuc -liconv"
        PCRE     = "7.0 18-Dec-2006"
Characteristics:
        +NNTP_ABLE -NO_POSTING -BROKEN_LISTGROUP +XHDR_XREF
        -HAVE_FASCIST_NEWSADMIN -ENABLE_IPV6 +HAVE_COREFILE
        -NO_SHELL_ESCAPE -DISABLE_PRINTING -DONT_HAVE_PIPING +NO_ETIQUETTE
        +HAVE_LONG_FILE_NAMES +APPEND_PID -HAVE_MH_MAIL_HANDLING
        +HAVE_ISPELL +HAVE_METAMAIL +HAVE_SUM
        -HAVE_COLOR +HAVE_PGP -HAVE_PGPK -HAVE_GPG
        -MIME_BREAK_LONG_LINES +MIME_STRICT_CHARSET +CHARSET_CONVERSION
        +MULTIBYTE_ABLE -NO_LOCALE
        -USE_CANLOCK -EVIL_INSIDE +FORGERY -TINC_DNS -ENFORCE_RFC1034
        -REQUIRE_BRACKETS_IN_DOMAIN_LITERAL -FOLLOW_USEFOR_DRAFT


Olaf