1. A method for network recording comprising: receiving by a recording system having a processor, memory, and mass storage device, media exchanged between first and second communication devices during a telephony call, the media being received by the recording system over a wide area network; bridging by the recording system a media path between the first and second communication devices; replicating by the recording system media exchanged in the media path for storing the replicated media in the mass storage device; capturing by the recording system metadata associated with the call; storing the captured metadata in association with the stored media; and providing the stored media and metadata to a requesting device over the wide area network, wherein a routing point coupled to the recording system over the wide area network is configured to receive a request for the telephony call from the first communication device and determine whether the telephony call is to be recorded, and in response to determining that the telephony call is to be recorded the routing point is configured to establish a first call path between the routing point and the recording system, and in response to determining that the telephony call is not to be recorded, the routing point is configured to establish a second call path between the routing point and the second communication device without establishing the first call path.
1. A method for network recording comprising: receiving by a recording system having a processor, memory, and mass storage device, media exchanged between first and second communication devices during a telephony call, the media being received by the recording system over a wide area network; bridging by the recording system a media path between the first and second communication devices; replicating by the recording system media exchanged in the media path for storing the replicated media in the mass storage device; capturing by the recording system metadata associated with the call; storing the captured metadata in association with the stored media; and providing the stored media and metadata to a requesting device over the wide area network, wherein a routing point coupled to the recording system over the wide area network is configured to receive a request for the telephony call from the first communication device and determine whether the telephony call is to be recorded, and in response to determining that the telephony call is to be recorded the routing point is configured to establish a first call path between the routing point and the recording system, and in response to determining that the telephony call is not to be recorded, the routing point is configured to establish a second call path between the routing point and the second communication device without establishing the first call path. 5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metadata includes a word uttered during the call.