diff --git a/lam/templates/status.php b/lam/templates/status.php
index 082124e3..4e3283ec 100644
--- a/lam/templates/status.php
+++ b/lam/templates/status.php
@@ -22,4 +22,69 @@ $Id$
 
   LDAP Account Manager status messages.
 */
+
+function StatusMessage($MessageTyp, $MessageHeadline, $MessageText)
+{
+	if($MessageTyp == "INFO")
+	{
+		$class = "class=\"status_info\"";
+		$MessageTyp = _("Information");
+	}
+	elseif($MessageTyp == "WARN")
+	{
+		$class = "class=\"status_warn\"";
+		$MessageTyp = _("Warning");
+	}
+	elseif($MessageTyp == "ERROR")
+	{
+		$class = "class=\"status_error\"";
+		$MessageTyp = _("Error");
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		$class = "class=\"status_error\"";
+		$MessageTyp = _("LAM Internal Error");
+		$MessageHeadline = _("Invalid/Missing Message Typ");
+		$MessageText = _("Please report this error to the {link=mailto:lam-devel@sourceforge.net}LDAP Account Manager Development Team{endlink}. The error number is {bold}0001:Invalid/Missing Message Typ.{endbold} Thank you.");
+	}
+
+	$MessageHeadline = parseMessageText($MessageHeadline);
+	$MessageText = parseMessageText($MessageText);
+
+	$MessageTyp = "<h1 $class>$MessageTyp</h1>";
+	$MessageHeadline = "<h2 $class>$MessageHeadline</h2>";
+	$MessageText = "<p $class>$MessageText</p>";
+	echo "<div $class><br>" . $MessageTyp.$MessageHeadline.$MessageText . "<br></div>";
+}
+
+function parseMessageText($MessageText)
+{
+	$return = linkText(colorText(boldText($MessageText)));
+	return $return;
+}
+
+function boldText($text)
+{
+	$pattern = "/\{bold\}([^{]*)\{endbold\}/";
+	$replace = "<b class\"status\">\\1</b>";
+	$return = preg_replace($pattern,$replace,$text);
+	return $return;
+}
+
+function colorText($text)
+{
+	$pattern = "/\{color=([0-9,a,b,c,d,e,f,A,B,C,D,F]{6})\}([^{]*)\{endcolor\}/";
+	$replace = "<font color=\"#\\1\">\\2</font>";
+	$return = preg_replace($pattern,$replace,$text);
+	return $return;
+}
+
+function linkText($text)
+{
+	$pattern = "/\{link=([^}]*)\}([^{]*)\{endlink\}/";
+	$replace = "<a href=\"\\1\" target=\"_blank\">\\2</a>";
+	$return = preg_replace($pattern,$replace,$text);
+	return $return;
+}
+
 ?>
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