e-mail question

["Eric Myracle" <eric_myracle@geocities.com>]

List -
Sorry for the off topic post, but I'm sure many of you can offer the
advice I'm looking for.  Yahoo has decided to start charging for
e-mail service.  It's a low yearly fee, but I am totally disinclined
to pay for e-mail unless that is truly industry standard.  Can anybody
recommend a good free e-mail service that is not likely to change the
rules?

thanks,
Eric