[Michlib-l] email with no phone

I was helping a patron obtain an email account today and was a little surprised to see that most of the major free web-based email services now require either a second email account or mobile phone number to activate the account. The woman needing email (for unemployment filing) has no previous email account and has no mobile phone. She can't be alone in this situation. Does anyone know of any web-based email services that still don't require mobile phone or previous email? Thanks! -- Stacy Pasche, Assistant Library Director