diff --git a/src/ca/access.cpp b/src/ca/access.cpp
index 6a7ee01fd..ebd753d61 100644
--- a/src/ca/access.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/access.cpp
@@ -1025,8 +1025,8 @@ unsigned epicsShareAPI ca_get_ioc_connection_count ()
 // extern "C"
 int epicsShareAPI ca_channel_status ( epicsThreadId /* tid */ )
 {
-    ::printf ("new OSI API does not allow peeking at thread private storage of another thread\n");
-    ::printf ("please call \"ca_client_status ( unsigned level )\" from the subsystem specific diagnostic code.\n");
+    ::printf ("The R3.14 EPICS OS abstraction API does not allow peeking at thread private storage of another thread.\n");
+    ::printf ("Please call \"ca_client_status ( unsigned level )\" from the subsystem specific diagnostic code.\n");
 	return ECA_ANACHRONISM;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ca/caerr.h b/src/ca/caerr.h
index 9461d0fb3..e7eafa845 100644
--- a/src/ca/caerr.h
+++ b/src/ca/caerr.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ READONLY char   *ca_message_text[]
 "Unable to allocate additional dynamic memory",
 "Unknown IO channel",
 "Record field specified inappropriate for channel specified",
-"The specified array size is greater than EPICS_CA_MAX_ARRAY_BYTES",
+"The requested transfer is greater than available memory or EPICS_CA_MAX_ARRAY_BYTES",
 
 "User specified timeout on IO operation expired",
 "Sorry, that feature is planned but not supported at this time",