Big Picture Sharepoint Design Question

Question

I am just getting into Sharepoint, and I have a question about having a Sharepoint internet site, and a Sharepoint intranet site. Is it possible to have an internet site, and have a login type function, that when the user logs in, they are taken to a site like the Team Site? I think I'm trying to integrate an internet/public site with the Sharepoint functions that users are familiar with in an intranet site. My goal is to have non-private info on the internet, but once authenticated, the user would be able to upload docs, search docs, see a calendar, that sort of stuff. Maybe I am not totally clear due to my lack of understanding thus far of Sharepoint?

Answer 1

The google keyword here is Forms based authentication.

Here is a good post to start you off and a second including Mysite setup