Any list you try will need updating. They change daily. What you want is to get your hands on a list of sites that approve free submissions. This is a shrinking asset which needs to be driven by a community of people who understand why it's important to look after the directories they use.
Directories are a lot more diversified now too. You can't just rely on general directories. You have to find directories in your niche in region, and often those are some of the best maintained directories as well (partially because they don't require as much maintenance).
General directories will always have a role to play in that they one of the few if not the only legitimate means of obtaining the anchor text one needs to build a key word profile for Google. Niche directories have more to do with networking, traffic and establishing a web presence.