Abstract: A method for operating a telephone server includes receiving an incoming call from a caller, coupling the incoming call to a voice mail server, coupling the incoming call to a voice mail mailbox with the voice mail server, receiving a request from the caller to initiate an outbound call, saving a state of the voice mail server in response to the request, receiving dialing instructions from the caller, processing the dialing instructions to make the outbound call, and restoring the state of the voice mail server after the outbound call is terminated.

Abstract: A method for adding a spoken language for output generated by a messaging program including a voice messaging program and a voice messaging program running without re-compiling the messaging program includes providing the voice messaging program configured to generate an output message, providing the language server to receive the output message, to receive an ordered plurality of phrase references, to use phrase references from the ordered plurality of phrase references to identify a plurality of spoken phrases, and to output the plurality of spoken phrases, installing a set of language configuration data in a directory in the memory, the set of language configuration data configured to specify an ordered plurality of phrase references to the language server in response to the output message, installing a set of phrase files in a second directory in the memory, each phrase file in the set having an associated phrase reference and configured to store a unique spoken phrase, the set of language configuration d