diff --git a/src/libCom/assertUNIX.c b/src/libCom/assertUNIX.c
index 44bd9e4d7..24f2ef6db 100644
--- a/src/libCom/assertUNIX.c
+++ b/src/libCom/assertUNIX.c
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
  * Modification Log: 
  * -----------------
  * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.3  1995/08/12  00:59:11  jhill
+ * use $log in header
+ *
  */
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -41,7 +44,8 @@
 /*
  * epicsAssert ()
  */
-void epicsAssert (const char *pFile, const unsigned line, const char *pMsg)
+void epicsAssert (const char *pFile, const unsigned line, const char *pMsg,
+	const char *pAuthorName)
 {
 	epicsPrintf (
 "\n\n\nA call to \"assert (%s)\" failed in %s line %d.\n", pMsg, pFile, line);
@@ -55,12 +59,28 @@ void epicsAssert (const char *pFile, const unsigned line, const char *pMsg)
 	epicsPrintf (
 "in diagnosing this problem.\n");
 
-	epicsPrintf (
+	if (pAuthorName) {
+
+		epicsPrintf (
+"Please contact \"%s\"\n", pAuthorName);
+
+		epicsPrintf (
+"(the author of this software) or else send the text of this message to\n");
+
+		epicsPrintf (
+"\"tech-talk@aps.anl.gov\"\n");
+
+	}
+	else {
+
+		epicsPrintf (
 "Please contact the author of this software or else send the text of\n");
 
-	epicsPrintf (
+		epicsPrintf (
 "this message to \"tech-talk@aps.anl.gov\"\n");
 
+	}
+
 	abort ();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libCom/assertVX.c b/src/libCom/assertVX.c
index 2153b6991..2b31ded21 100644
--- a/src/libCom/assertVX.c
+++ b/src/libCom/assertVX.c
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
  * Modification Log: 
  * -----------------
  * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.3  1995/08/12  01:00:07  jhill
+ *  use $log in header
+ *
  ***************************************************************************
  */
 
@@ -49,7 +52,8 @@
  * calls taskSuspend() instead of exit() so that we can debug
  * the problem.
  */
-void epicsAssert (const char *pFile, const unsigned line, const char *pMsg)
+void epicsAssert (const char *pFile, const unsigned line, const char *pMsg,
+	const char *pAuthorName)
 {
 	int	taskId = taskIdSelf();
 
@@ -60,13 +64,27 @@ void epicsAssert (const char *pFile, const unsigned line, const char *pMsg)
 		pFile, 
 		line);
 
-        epicsPrintf (	
+	if (pAuthorName) {
+
+        	epicsPrintf (	
 "Please send a copy of the output from \"tt (0x%x)\" and a copy of this message\n",
 		taskId);
 
-        epicsPrintf (	
+        	epicsPrintf (	
+"to \"%s\" (the author of this software) or \"tech-talk@aps.anl.gov\"\n", pAuthorName);
+
+	}
+	else {
+
+        	epicsPrintf (	
+"Please send a copy of the output from \"tt (0x%x)\" and a copy of this message\n",
+		taskId);
+
+        	epicsPrintf (	
 "to the author or \"tech-talk@aps.anl.gov\"\n");
 
+	}
+
         taskSuspend (taskId);
 }