diff -r ae47d0499bee -r c9776eadbffd commsfwsupport/commselements/nodemessages/src/nm_messages.cpp
--- a/commsfwsupport/commselements/nodemessages/src/nm_messages.cpp	Mon Sep 06 13:49:23 2010 +0100
+++ b/commsfwsupport/commselements/nodemessages/src/nm_messages.cpp	Mon Sep 13 15:06:46 2010 +0100
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 	{
 	const TNodeId& nodeId = address_cast<TNodeId>(aRecipient); //This message type operates on nodes
 	__ASSERT_DEBUG(nodeId.Ptr(), User::Panic(KSpecAssert_ElemNodeMessMesC, 1));
+	__ASSERT_ALWAYS(nodeId.Node().NodeId() == nodeId, User::Panic(KMessagesPanic, EDeceasedNodePanic)); //Address reuse protection (Ptr() may match something existing, but not necesserily the intended addresee).
 	nodeId.Node().ReceivedL(aSender, nodeId, *this);
 	}