diff --git a/man/remind.1 b/man/remind.1
index f0bac38e..4279048f 100644
--- a/man/remind.1
+++ b/man/remind.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $Id: remind.1,v 1.5 1998-02-12 03:32:11 dfs Exp $
+.\" $Id: remind.1,v 1.6 1998-02-12 03:48:28 dfs Exp $
 .TH REMIND 1 "1 February 1998"
 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ a calendar whose first column is Monday rather than Sunday.
 .TP
 .B \-v
 The \fB\-v\fR option makes the output of \fBRemind\fR slightly more verbose.
+Currently, this causes \fBRemind\fR to echo a bad line in case of an
+error, and to print a security message if a script tests the
+$RunOff system variable.
 .TP
 .B \-o
 The \fB\-o\fR option causes \fBRemind\fR to ignore all \fBONCE\fR directives.
diff --git a/src/var.c b/src/var.c
index 6f2cfc2d..be5202dd 100644
--- a/src/var.c
+++ b/src/var.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /***************************************************************/
 
 #include "config.h"
-static char const RCSID[] = "$Id: var.c,v 1.4 1998-02-10 03:15:57 dfs Exp $";
+static char const RCSID[] = "$Id: var.c,v 1.5 1998-02-12 03:48:34 dfs Exp $";
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -589,6 +589,15 @@ Value *val;
 	val->v.val = *((int *) v->value);
     }
     val->type = v->type;
+
+    /* In "verbose" mode, print attempts to test $RunOff */
+    if (DebugFlag & DB_PRTLINE) {
+	if (v->value == (void *) &RunDisabled) {
+	    Eprint("(Security note: $RunOff variable tested.)\n");
+	    /* Allow further messages from this line */
+	    FreshLine = 1;
+	}
+    }
     return OK;
 }