"...I begrudge having to go through and delete stuff just because of space issues. "

I do to. But my SBC Yahoo account has 2GB mail storage and 110MB extra briefcase storage for smaller shuttling.

Since Gmail has ads, and my yahoo doesn't, AND the Yahoo portal has really come into its own as far as feature set and functionality, I don't see much reason to head over to Gmail now.

Of course, the 2GB on Yahoo was a recent change, obviously in response to the Gmail fanaticism.