Suddenly getting a lot more spam...Advice please?

Eenymeeny

I wonder if anyone can advise please? I notice that I've been getting a lot more spam recently. Amazon orders (I don't use Amazon, none delivery of mail notification([EMAIL="mailer-daemon@sky.com"]mailer-daemon@sky.com[/EMAIL]) as well as the usual viagra adverts etc. I'm not very technical and if they are in the spam folder I delete them without opening. Am I doing the right thing and is there anything I should be concerned about or is there anything I can do to reduce them?
I use AVG free and Spybot search and destroy regularly. Thanks for any advice:)

kwikbreaks

The only thing you should do is glance down them and check there are no false positives (stuff you want marked as spam). TBH I don't bother most of the time and just delete it all although I have spotted the odd false positive from time to time.

moonrakerz

One of the best ways to get rid of Spam is to get your own domain and use the multiple e-mail address facility that this gives you.
I have done this for some years and apart from the odd "bank" telling me to verify my details, I get no Spam - I would be lost if I needed Viagra !

I use 1 & 1, prices are from £2.99 a year, plenty of others around.