--- mh-orig/lib/Voice_Text.pm	Sun Apr  9 13:03:20 2000
+++ mh/lib/Voice_Text.pm	Sun May 21 11:10:40 2000
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 		my $festival_address = "$main::config_parms{festival_host}:$main::config_parms{festival_port}";
 		$VTxt_festival = new  Socket_Item(undef, undef, $festival_address);
 		start $VTxt_festival;
+		if ($main::config_parms{festival_init_cmds} ne "") {
+        		   print "Data sent to festival: $main::config_parms{festival_init_cmds}\n";
+			   set $VTxt_festival qq[$main::config_parms{festival_init_cmds}];
+		}
 	}
 	if ($main::config_parms{voice_text} =~ /vvo_speak/i) {
 		print "Creating ViaVoice Outloud socket\n";
--- mh-orig/bin/mh.ini	Sun Apr  9 13:03:20 2000
+++ mh/bin/mh.ini	Sun May 21 11:08:28 2000
@@ -303,6 +303,13 @@
 
 festival_host=            # Set to localhost if festival is on your local computer
 festival_port=1314
+festival_cmds=		  # Set to any festival commands you want to run during
+		          # initialization.  I use:
+			  #  (Parameter.set 'Audio_Method 'Audio_Command)
+			  #  (Parameter.set 'Audio_Required_Rate 16000)
+			  #  (Parameter.set 'Audio_Required_Format 'au)
+			  #  (Parameter.set 'Audio_Command "esdplay $FILE")
+
 
 viavoice_host=localhost
 viavoice_port=3234