Methods and apparatus for executing an audio attachment using an audio web retrieval telephone system

In one aspect the invention relates to a method for retrieving an audio application attachment to an electronic mail message ("email"). The method includes establishing a telephone call with a user connecting to an audio web telephone system using a telephony device, processing a command from the user to enable the user to retrieve an email from a buffer location accessible to the audio web telephone system and detecting an audio application attachment to the email. The method further includes passing the audio application attachment to an audio browser, executing the audio application attachment by processing Voice XML code within the audio application attachment and generating an audio message. The method further includes providing the audio message to the user via the telephony device.