It is sad IMO, yours may differ, that educational institutions, once among the pioneers of the internet, are now relying on an advertising company for something as basic as email.
I don't think that's sad at all. When the internet and email were trailblazing technology it was right that the educational institutions were the pioneers. Now they are boring old technology and they can outsource that. Maintaining email systems isn't research and won't lead to many papers.
