Best Free email service?

I'm currently using Hotmail. I'm looking for a free web-based email service, that offers more space, is as reliable and has as-good services like junk mail filters (and preferably isn't a prime target for dictionary attacks by spammers). My dream service...

What is the best email service that's free? HERE'S MY BIGGEST PROBLEM... I have over 1500 contacts and when I send out an email I need to send them out all at once. If I do ...show more

Please could you tell me which free email service (hotmail for example) provides the best calendar and tasks list so i can organize myself easily. Please do not say any of the following in your answer: Hotmail Yahoo calendar Google Calendar Microsoft...

Yahoo! , Hotmail, Google, AOL and others are good but do you know a email service--- with free stationary, a lot of spell checking language, beautiful looking, emoticons and other ...show more

Note that I am a big fan of Google Apps, and every answer I've found to this question points to them, however, in the past few months they have discontinued the free version of the service.  I need something that I can sign up for free with new domains...

i wanted to make a new email and was wondering which one is the overall best (security, features, etc.) (ie. gmail, hotmail, AIM, etc.) and why ty :)

I have had repeatedly the same problem accessing my Yahoo mail within the last couple of months. I can acess the screen to type in my email address, but then the screen just suddenly freezes. This can happen numerous times. Then eventually, I can access...

Some services such as Plancast let people sign up to their services using Twitter authentication method. The benefit for this part is pretty clear in that it lets people try a service without going through tedious process of signing up, as well as discovering...

I know some email services have an option you can set that will send you a message back or something when someone has read an email you sent to them. I have Yahoo email and i know it won't do it. Does anyone know of a free one that will? Thanks!