i want somewhere where i can get easy to use, free/cheap image hosting that allows remote linking maybe with mail forwarding too.
waddya recommend?

If you are looking for php/asp hosting, then this (http://www.uh-hosting.co.uk) company are very good. Very cheap and reliable - i have recently purchased a php package.

i use this

http://www.photobucket.com/

nice one rusty, seems good

I Use Homestead, But Signed Up Ages Ago And Im Not Certain They Have A Free Hosting To New Members Now

http://studentwebhosting.co.uk/features.php

or

www.woaf.net