Comments:

CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008To the Commissioners,I am happy you are trying to do soemthing about the problem of unsolicited bulk email, but I am concerned aboutthe proposed requirement that merchants must maintain asuppression lists.There are too many problems and costs associated withthis idea, and you will do damage to both consumers andbusinesses. I strongly urge you to reconsider this matter.Requirement of the use of suppression lists willseriously damage many of the legitimate publicationsavailable on the net. My specific concern is for harm topublishers who require permission from the consumerprior to adding them to any list.They're not who CAN-SPAM was designed to put out ofbusiness, but this requirement will very likely havethat effect.There's also the potential for significant harm toconsumers, because of the problem of properly knowingtheir intent when they unsubscribe from a list. On topof that, these suppression lists could easily fall intothe hands of spammers, leading to more spam instead ofless.I was quite surprised at the potential problems thisruling could involve, and urge you in the strongestpossible terms to reconsider its implementation in lightof these problems,Respectfully,Shirley JohnsCalifornia