--- deliantra/server/socket/lowlevel.C	2007/09/01 08:03:46	1.57
+++ deliantra/server/socket/lowlevel.C	2007/09/08 06:57:08	1.58
@@ -489,6 +489,12 @@
 void
 client::send_msg (int color, const char *type, const char *msg)
 {
+  if (!msg || !type) // it can happen (for example, missing attack messages cause this)
+    {
+      LOG (logBacktrace | llevError, "send_msg(%d,%p,%p) called with NULL msg or type.\n", color, type, msg);
+      return;
+    }
+
   if (msg_is_special (msg) || (type [0] == 'c' && type [1] == '/'))
     cfperl_send_msg (this, color, type, msg);
   else if (can_msg)