I am a professional, but to the IETF lists (and other mailing list) I subscribe via gmail because (i) the largest quota of gmail (ML, especial open source related ones, can easily clog your mailbox) and (ii) I find more convenient the "label" approach of gmail, rather the usual "folder-based" approach. In other words, gmail has features that the mail of my university has not.
On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 5:54 PM, Ross Finlayson <finlayson@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've also seen many people who keep a gmail or other mass market accountCan these people really be confident that "gmail.com" will outlive their professional life? At the very least, they should use their own domain name - even if they use a GMail or Yahoo Mail-type service to host their email. (As an extra benefit - to keep this message on-topic - the email that they send won't be subject to DMARC.)
> as a professional address knowing that they will move between
> institutional addresses. As companies come and go faster and people
> transition between them more often, keeping a semi-permanent
> professional contact point is a sound strategy.
The fact that such services are useful is undeniable. As is the fact that "@yahoo.com" and "@gmail.com" email address look unprofessional. They just do.
Ross.