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That's why #1, consolidating all domains to one or two registrars, I mentioned above is so important...
If one sees, or even suspects, their email isn't functioning properly, they can easily login to the registrar(s) and check the status of all their domains; inquire about any outstanding Whois Data Problem Reports. One can't easily do this if their domains are spread out all over numerous registrars.
There aren't any sure proof way to prevent one's email box being flooded ... with that said, it's a good idea to setup the email box to forward (and/or via some other method) a copy of the email to a second email box on another server - this won't stop DoS attacks per se, but in still offers additional security in that if the primary email box becomes corrupt/hacked, one will have copies of all emails up to the point the primary email box failed - this allows one to read any suspicious emails that may have come through before the email box failure...
Lastly, one would assume that registrars would rely more on internal message systems, but most all registrars still use email for important correspondence. I'm surprised there aren't more phishing attempts to steal people's domains - such phishing would likely work too since many folks use the same few registrars (many of which outsource some of their functions to India, etc; outsourced support is often lacking, especially in emergenies), such as Enom, BulkRegister, GoDaddy, etc ... and the format of such emails is so predictable, I'm surprised no one seems to be doing this yet - glad no one is, but surprising nevertheless. Ok, I'm digressing here, but sadly until there are some bulk/high-profile domain hijackings/thefts, things likely aren't going to change in regards to registrant security, which as of now is severely lacking.
Ron
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