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The thing is that even if they truly never expire, you have no way of knowing that unless you do log in once in awhile to check! Seriously, what use is a "for life" service if you don't use it and therefore have no way of knowing if it is still actively working. I am reminded of the $millions that have gone unclaimed in bank accounts that have apparently been abandoned. I'm sure at some point in the distant past a saver thought to himself "I'll put my money somewhere safe so I never have to worry about it." Then he forgets where he put it 20 years ago and never retrieves it. I suppose with email you can always have mail forwarded from that account and then have it filtered or starred or something so that once in awhile you get to notice if it is still working. I find it is useful to have some reliable newsletters and even advertising flow into seldom used accounts, just so the emails are forwarded, reminding me that the email account still exists.
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