I just updated my list recently and you can see it at Free Directory List If the web format is not good enough for you, there is a link on the left hand side to download the excel file. Hope it helps!
You can find all details at below given http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=1226782 And check Solicitations & Announcements daily for new free directories announcements. DON.
http://cheatppc.blogspot.com/2008/02/top-100-high-pagerank-free-directories.html hehe from few threads up ;]
i usually use http://www.directoryrate.com/ as reference though the site has not been updated for a few months.
There must be hundreds of these threads by now, as pointed out the sticky thread id useful. Plus a quick search would bring up more than enough.
I went to a few of the directorys listed above. Most of them are paid. Where does a master list of directorys exist that are not paid is the true question?
Here is a list of over 2500 free directories. These are free sites that do not require a reciprocal link. There is a total of 12,000 directory listings on the site.
Here's another list of web directories. We clean the list up after every PR update so you won't find a ton of dead links.
Lots of garbage to wade through... Why bother? Your best bet is to ignore the garbage copy cats and just go for the real deal. These are covered extensively in the sticky thread at the top of this forum. Forget the rest, if they were worth visiting then they would be listed already - they are generally, self-promoted, and worthless.