Neophyte42 wrote:
> A 'different thread' (http://tinyurl.com/675kww) got me thinking about
> something that has been on my mind lately. Would it be possible to use
> a web-based intranet gmail-type client for corporate email if the email
> was served from a private, secure server?
Yes.
>
> How would this compare to existing enterprise email systems?
You mean like running Outlook Web Access? Something that tons of
Microsoft shops to do provide web based email across the internet.
>
> This seems like a good idea, so I must not be thinking of something 
> - what would the disadvantages of this system be?
Security issues abound of course... the cost of SSL encryption... etc.
But lots of people are doing this already (OWA example above).