this service IS free for many countries! AFAIK subscription only access is
limited to the US. Canada< Sg, Austrlia, NZ and many others are free for POP
access to email.
check at :
http://help.yahoo.com/help/au/mail/pop/pop-02.html
"Can I use other email programs, such as Netscape, Eudora, or Outlook, to
send and read my Yahoo! Mail?
Yes, Yahoo! offers POP access to Yahoo! Mail as a free feature
exclusively for Yahoo! Delivers members. If you agreed to receive special
offers in your mailbox when you registered for Yahoo! Mail, you are
automatically a member of Yahoo! Delivers.
"