The present invention relates to a telecommunications system, comprising a
network element providing answering service for subscribers, and at least
one subscriber terminal comprising a memory for storing parameters
associated with selectable profiles, said parameters controlling the
functions of the subscriber terminal, and a user interface providing the
possibility to select for use one of said selectable profiles with the
associated parameters. In order to achieve an improved user friendliness
said parameters stored in the memory of the subscriber terminal include
message parameters which identify messages that are associated with the
respective profiles. A profile selection carried out with the user
interface triggers the transmitter to transmit an activation message to
the network element. The network element responsive to said activation
message for activating the message or messages indicated by the
activation message, such that the activated message or messages can be
transmitted from the memory means to a calling subscriber under
predetermined conditions.