>>> "SM" == Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> When my university years ago switched to gmail, I thought what a
>> relieve!  No space problem, no server shutting down unexpectedly.

> Note that the space problem fixed itself even without moving over to
> Gmail, simply because of increasing disk capacity (and better IMAP
> servers that weren't swamped by too-large mbox files).

Normally yes, but not if your workplace has an insufficient amount of
competent people, and also if your university president agrees to
install an Exchange server, then has no money to pay the maintenance
fees and has no money for a hardware upgrade, then, indeed, a Gmail
offer is very tempting.