Index: common/packets.c
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RCS file: /home/freeciv/CVS/freeciv/common/packets.c,v
retrieving revision 1.219
diff -u -r1.219 packets.c
--- common/packets.c	2002/10/09 13:31:09	1.219
+++ common/packets.c	2002/10/23 16:06:02
@@ -3077,8 +3077,9 @@
   struct packet_attribute_chunk packet;
   int current_chunk, chunks, bytes_left;
 
-  if (!pplayer->attribute_block.data)
+  if (!pplayer || !pplayer->attribute_block.data) {
     return;
+  }
 
   assert(pplayer->attribute_block.length > 0 &&
 	 pplayer->attribute_block.length < MAX_ATTRIBUTE_BLOCK);