19. The method of claim 17 wherein the request to generate a prompt further identifies a dialect associated with the language in which the prompt is to be generated and wherein the plurality of prompt components are further associated with the identified dialect.
17. A method comprising: receiving a request from a user, at a unified messaging server, for information, wherein the unified messaging server generates text prompts and audio prompts, wherein the unified messaging server is in communication with at least an email server and a voice mail server; identifying a language in which a prompt, for the user, is to be generated; selecting a localization document, appropriate for the user, wherein the localization document contains rules that define a manner in which prompts are to be generated for the language; wherein the rules define which prompt file should be retrieved to generate the prompt when at least one parameter representing user data input satisfies a particular rule; selecting, by applying the rules to the request received from the user, between text prompt files that apply to the email server and audio prompt files that apply to the voice mail server; selecting a plurality of prompt components, from the determined files, associated with the prompt and the language; and arranging the plurality of prompt components to generate the prompt to be provided to the user; in response to input from the user, the unified messaging server retrieving content from the email server or the voice mail server to be provided to the user.