1. A voice messaging system, comprising: a controller: a user accessible voice message memory to store at least one user accessible voice message; and a deleted voice message memory to store at least one user deleted voice message; wherein a voice message is initially compressed and stored in said user accessible voice message memory, and upon activation of a user selectable keypad option to delete said user accessible voice message from said user accessible voice message memory, said voice message is automatically re-compressed, moved and stored in said deleted voice message memory, such that, after re-compression, said voice message is more highly compressed than when it was stored in said user accessible voice message memory.