Email & Spam

[Bruce Labitt]

Seems to be an uptick in spam received lately.  Doesn't seem that my ISP 
is on top of it.  In the past 48 hours have received at least three 
dozen spams from similar parties.  Many seem to be coming from *.store 
domains.  I haven't knowingly ever visited one of these domains.

I don't think I want to run my own email server - mostly because 1) I 
really don't know how to set one up, and 2) it sounds like a bit of work 
to maintain.  Of course, I could be wrong, which is why I am asking.

I did a whois, and due to privacy cr*p, there's no longer a way to get 
to the registrants.  I can see why this might be, but it does make it 
harder to report people.  I did report a couple of domains as spammers 
to godaddy, since I *think* they were the registrar.  This really 
doesn't seem kosher to me, since godaddy gets revenue from the 
spammers.  I also reported a domain or two to my ISP.  Things have 
slightly slowed down, but I am not holding my breath.

In my wife's case, one or more of her acquaintances (with Windows 
computers?) have had their accounts compromised or information stolen, 
and she has been super subscribed to what seems like dozens and dozens 
of spamming lists.  Her spam folder on her phone receives may hundreds 
of emails a day - it's really out of control.  How can we get out of 
this mess?

Anyways, are there any practical ways to get a better handle on this? 
Looking for some ideas.  Thanks for any and all suggestions.  I hope 
this would be a topic of interest to others on this list.  If for no 
other reason to share what worked and what didn't.