For participants who are mostly or solely readers and don't post much or
at all, a good buy is MCI-MAIL. They allow incoming Internet mail for
free, above their annual fee of (last I heard) $35. However, their rates
on out-going messages are expensive.
Also, if there's a Free-Net in your region then clearly that's something
that should be pursued. (The "price" can't be beat -- there's no charge.)
A current list of Free-Nets can be ftp'd from nptn.org.
-- Roger Burns [log in to unmask]