--- festival/lib/festival.scm.o	2006-03-19 17:30:55.000000000 -0600
+++ festival/lib/festival.scm	2006-03-19 17:36:07.000000000 -0600
@@ -621,4 +621,14 @@
      "tobi.scm" "f2bf0lr.scm"))
   t)
 
+;;; Command for Asterisk begin
+(define (tts_textasterisk string mode)
+    "(tts_textasterisk STRING MODE)
+      Apply tts to STRING.  This function is specifically designed for
+        use in server mode so a single function call may synthesize the string.
+	  This function name may be added to the server safe functions."
+	        (utt.send.wave.client (utt.wave.resample (utt.wave.rescale (utt.synth
+		                    (eval (list 'Utterance 'Text string))) 5) 8000)))
+				    ;;; Command for Asterisk end
+
 (provide 'festival)