Index: source/ariba/communication/BaseCommunication.cpp
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--- source/ariba/communication/BaseCommunication.cpp	(revision 5700)
+++ source/ariba/communication/BaseCommunication.cpp	(revision 5704)
@@ -712,4 +712,5 @@
 /// sends a message to the remote locator inside the link descriptor
 void BaseCommunication::send(Message* message, const LinkDescriptor& desc) {
+	if (desc.remoteLocator==NULL) return;
 	Data data = data_serialize( message, DEFAULT_V );
 	transport->send( desc.remoteLocator, data.getBuffer(), data.getLength() / 8);