diff -ruN festival/lib/tts.scm myfestival/lib/tts.scm
--- festival/lib/tts.scm	Sun May 30 16:40:00 1999
+++ myfestival/lib/tts.scm	Wed Apr 17 22:29:34 2002
@@ -200,6 +200,15 @@
    (utt.synth
     (eval (list 'Utterance 'Text string)))))
 
+(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 maybe added to the server safe functions."
+  (utt.send.wave.asterisk 
+   (utt.synth
+    (eval (list 'Utterance 'Text string)))))
+
 (define (tts_return_to_client)
   "(tts_return_to_client)
 This function is called by clients who wish to return waveforms of
diff -ruN festival/src/arch/festival/wave.cc myfestival/src/arch/festival/wave.cc
--- festival/src/arch/festival/wave.cc	Sat Jun 12 10:30:30 1999
+++ myfestival/src/arch/festival/wave.cc	Thu Apr 18 10:55:32 2002
@@ -375,6 +375,38 @@
 	type = "nist";
     else
 	type = get_c_string(ltype);
+
+    w->save(tmpfile,type);
+    write(ft_server_socket,"WV\n",3);
+    socket_send_file(ft_server_socket,tmpfile);
+    unlink(tmpfile);
+
+    return utt;
+}
+
+static LISP utt_send_wave_asterisk(LISP utt)
+{
+    // Send the waveform to a client (must be acting as server)
+    EST_Utterance *u = utterance(utt);
+    EST_Wave *w;
+    EST_String tmpfile = make_tmp_filename();
+    LISP ltype;
+    EST_String type;
+
+    w = get_utt_wave(u);
+    if (ft_server_socket == -1)
+    {
+	cerr << "utt_send_wave_client: not in server mode" << endl;
+	festival_error();
+    }
+	
+    ltype = ft_get_param("Wavefiletype");
+    if (ltype == NIL)
+	type = "nist";
+    else
+	type = get_c_string(ltype);
+    w->resample(8000);
+    w->rescale(5);
     w->save(tmpfile,type);
     write(ft_server_socket,"WV\n",3);
     socket_send_file(ft_server_socket,tmpfile);
@@ -434,6 +466,13 @@
  "(utt.send.wave.client UTT)\n\
   Sends wave in UTT to client.  If not in server mode gives an error\n\
   Note the client must be expecting to receive the waveform.");
+
+    init_subr_1("utt.send.wave.asterisk",utt_send_wave_asterisk,
+ "(utt.send.wave.asterisk UTT)\n\
+  Sends wave in UTT to client.  If not in server mode gives an error\n\
+  Note the client must be expecting to receive the waveform. The waveform\n\
+  is rescaled and resampled according to what asterisk needs");
+
     init_subr_2("utt.save.f0",utt_save_f0,
  "(utt.save.f0 UTT FILENAME)\n\
  Save F0 of UTT as esps track file in FILENAME.");