diff --git a/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso.c b/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso.c
index f6c8d80f..7e08eeff 100644
--- a/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso.c
+++ b/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso.c
@@ -1781,6 +1781,8 @@ int Xorriso_new(struct XorrisO ** xorriso,char *progname, int flag)
  for(i=0; i<4; i++)
    m->logfile[i][0]= 0;
  m->status_history_max= Xorriso_status_history_maX;
+ strcpy(m->report_about_text, "ALL");
+ Xorriso__text_to_sev(m->report_about_text, &m->report_about_severity, 0);
  m->library_msg_direct_print= 0;
  strcpy(m->abort_on_text,"FATAL");
  Xorriso__text_to_sev(m->abort_on_text, &m->abort_on_severity, 0);
@@ -2821,6 +2823,11 @@ int Xorriso_status(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *filter, FILE *fp, int flag)
  if(!(is_default && no_defaults))
    Xorriso_status_result(xorriso,filter,fp,flag&2);
 
+ is_default= (strcmp(xorriso->report_about_text,"ALL")==0);
+ sprintf(line,"-report_about %s\n",xorriso->report_about_text);
+ if(!(is_default && no_defaults))
+   Xorriso_status_result(xorriso,filter,fp,flag&2);
+ 
  is_default= (strcmp(xorriso->abort_on_text,"FATAL")==0);
  sprintf(line,"-abort_on %s\n",xorriso->abort_on_text);
  if(!(is_default && no_defaults))
@@ -3001,9 +3008,8 @@ int Xorriso_msgs_submit(struct XorrisO *xorriso,
  }
 
  /* Report problem event */
-
- /* >>> need option with threshhold for message reporting */
-
+ if(sev<xorriso->report_about_severity && sev<xorriso->abort_on_severity)
+   return(2);
  sprintf(prefix,"%s%s : ", pfx_list[(flag>>2)&15], sev_text);
  li= strlen(prefix);
  lt= strlen(msg_text);
@@ -3756,6 +3762,9 @@ int Xorriso_option_help(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
 "General options:",
 "  -help       Print this text",
 "  -abort_on severity   Set the threshhold for events to abort the program.",
+"              Useful severities are: NEVER, ABORT, FATAL, SORRY, WARNING",
+"  -report_about severity   Set the threshhold for events to be reported.",
+"              Use -abort_on severities or: HINT, NOTE, UPDATE, DEBUG, ALL",
 "  -dialog     after all arguments are processed, enter dialog mode.",
 "              In this mode you may enter searchtexts or any of the options",
 "              described here. One per line.",
@@ -4215,6 +4224,30 @@ int Xorriso_option_pwdx(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
 }
 
 
+/* Option -reassure "on"|"off" */
+int Xorriso_option_reassure(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *mode, int flag)
+{
+ xorriso->do_reassure= !!strcmp(mode, "off");
+ return(1);
+}
+
+
+/* Option -report_about */
+int Xorriso_option_report_about(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *severity,
+                                int flag)
+{
+ int ret, sev;
+
+ ret= Xorriso__text_to_sev(severity, &sev, 0);
+ if(ret<=0)
+   return(ret);
+ if(Sfile_str(xorriso->report_about_text,severity,0)<=0)
+   return(-1);
+ xorriso->report_about_severity= sev;
+ return(1);
+}
+
+
 /* Options -rm alias -rmi , and -rm_r aias -rm_ri */
 /* @param flag bit0=recursive */
 int Xorriso_option_rmi(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int argc, char **argv,
@@ -4252,14 +4285,6 @@ int Xorriso_option_rmdiri(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int argc, char **argv,
 }
 
 
-/* Option -reassure "on"|"off" */
-int Xorriso_option_reassure(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *mode, int flag)
-{
- xorriso->do_reassure= !!strcmp(mode, "off");
- return(1);
-}
-
-
 /* Option -rollback */
 int Xorriso_option_rollback(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
 {
@@ -4702,6 +4727,10 @@ next_command:;
    (*idx)++;
    ret= Xorriso_option_reassure(xorriso, arg1, 0);
 
+ } else if(strcmp(cmd,"-report_about")==0) {
+   (*idx)++;
+   ret= Xorriso_option_report_about(xorriso, arg1, 0);
+
  } else if(strcmp(cmd,"-rm")==0 || strcmp(cmd,"-rmi")==0) {
    ret= Xorriso_option_rmi(xorriso, argc, argv, idx, 0);
 
diff --git a/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso.h b/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso.h
index 0f38b02f..26b76376 100644
--- a/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso.h
+++ b/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso.h
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ int Xorriso_option_pwdi(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag);
 /* Option -pwdx */
 int Xorriso_option_pwdx(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag);
 
+/* Option -report_about */
+int Xorriso_option_report_about(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *severity, 
+                                int flag);
+
 /* Option -reassure "on"|"off" */
 int Xorriso_option_reassure(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *mode, int flag);
 
diff --git a/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso.txt b/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso.txt
index 0b054824..57c6681c 100644
--- a/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso.txt
+++ b/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso.txt
@@ -392,6 +392,12 @@ Exception processing:
                 the setting by this option. Expect not many "ABORT" events to
                 be ignorable.
 
+-report_about severity  Set the threshhold for events to be reported.
+                Events are the same as with -abort_on. Regardless what is
+                set by -report_about, messages get always reported if they
+                reach the severity threshhold of -abort_on .
+                
+
 > -overwrite "on"|"off"   Allow or disallow to overwrite existing files in the
                 ISO image by a file with the same user defined name. This is
                 the RockRidge name and not the plain ISO name.
diff --git a/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso_private.h b/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso_private.h
index 541e56ae..10d175d6 100644
--- a/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso_private.h
+++ b/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso_private.h
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ struct XorrisO { /* the global context of xorriso */
  int status_history_max; /* for -status long_history */
 
  /* >>> put -abort_on severity parameters here <<< */
+ char report_about_text[20];
+ int report_about_severity;
  int library_msg_direct_print;
  char abort_on_text[20];
  int abort_on_severity; /* A severity rank number as threshold */
diff --git a/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso_timestamp.h b/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 7c7ae61a..29421b7c 100644
--- a/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2007.10.19.151339"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2007.10.19.164957"
diff --git a/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorrisoburn.c b/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorrisoburn.c
index 22756e71..af2f7075 100644
--- a/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorrisoburn.c
+++ b/libisoburn/trunk/test/xorrisoburn.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int Xorriso_startup_libraries(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
    /* >>> need option for controlling this in XorrisO.
           See also Xorriso_msgs_submit */;
 
-   print_sev= "DEBUG";
+   print_sev= xorriso->report_about_text;
  } else
    print_sev= "NEVER";
  iso_msgs_set_severities(queue_sev, print_sev, "libisofs : ");