In recent years, the use of email messaging as a means of reliable workgroup communication has become more and more problematic. In part, this is due to SPAM, phishing, software security updates, etc. This paper (and talk) will discuss (and present) the design, implementation, and use of a web-based messaging system as part of a larger portal system that is used to coordinate class, advising, and faculty messaging activities in a College of Business. The group/member management is XML-based for flexibility and portability. The actual messages are contained in two SQL tables. The messaging system is contained in two main ASP (or PHP) pages (summary and detail view) and several smaller pages (e.g., for file download, viewing as web page, etc.).
