Speaking of whois, I'm really glad I don't get the quantity of whois-based junk mail I used to see with the domain I registered ~10 years ago. That's one category of spam that seems to have improved over time.
P.S. It's a nitpick, but "just assume" should be "just as soon."
I always try to renew my domains months in advance, so it's possible I've been missing out on those letters for the last few cycles. I used to get a lot more than that though. It's been a long time, but I seem to remember getting daily junk mail sent to the exact contact info I used on a domain registration and nowhere else. I believe the registrars implemented new policies on whois that helped with that, but again, it's been a decade so my memory is foggy.
P.S. It's a nitpick, but "just assume" should be "just as soon."