Index: apps/app_random.c
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--- apps/app_random.c	(revision 7688)
+++ apps/app_random.c	(working copy)
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
 
 static char *random_descrip =
 "Random([probability]:[[context|]extension|]priority)\n"
-"  probability := INTEGER in the range 1 to 100\n";
+"  probability := INTEGER in the range 1 to 100\n"
+"  Random has been deprecated in favor of Set(value=${RAND([min][,max])})\n";
 
 STANDARD_LOCAL_USER;
 
@@ -63,14 +64,20 @@
 	char *s;
 	char *prob;
 	int probint;
+	static int dep_warning = 0;
 	
 	if (ast_strlen_zero(data)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Random requires an argument ([probability]:[[context|]extension|]priority)\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	
-	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
+	if (!dep_warning) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "This application has been deprecated in favor of the RAND dialplan function.\n");
+		dep_warning = 1;
+	}
+
+        LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
+
 	s = ast_strdupa(data);
 	if (!s) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");