8. The method of claim 5 wherein if the comparing fails to identify an input message exact match, the method further comprises: identifying one or more inexact matches amongst the possible input messages; presenting to the correspondent a list of input messages corresponding with each of the inexact matches; receiving from the correspondent a selection of one of the presented input messages; selecting an input conversation node corresponding with the received selection for subsequent processing along the conversation path; and recording the received input message for future use.
8. The method of claim 5 wherein if the comparing fails to identify an input message exact match, the method further comprises: identifying one or more inexact matches amongst the possible input messages; presenting to the correspondent a list of input messages corresponding with each of the inexact matches; receiving from the correspondent a selection of one of the presented input messages; selecting an input conversation node corresponding with the received selection for subsequent processing along the conversation path; and recording the received input message for future use. 9. The method of claim 8 wherein: the selecting an input conversation node comprises selecting the input conversation node associated with the received input message; and the recording the received input message comprises recording the received input message as a further possible input message associated with the selected input conversation node.