Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008To the Commissioners,I applaud your efforts to curb the problem ofunsolicited bulk email. However, I am concerned aboutthe proposed requirement for merchants to maintainsuppression lists. As a user of online marketing methods, I regularly use double opt-in list for communications and sharing of business opportunities. Additionally training and development methods of responsible businesses should not be jeoparduzed because of the abusers that are unethical in their business practices. Yes I regulary received unsoliced emails and report them as SPAM. However, it is my openion that the abusers need to be delt with and not those businesses and networkers that follow ethical standards.I have personally joined the list to keep telemarkerters from calling my privite number. Another attempt to place laws that are not effective and are uninforcable by even your agency. Why do you think this CAN-SPAM Act will alter the SPAM problems in the Internet. You sure have not stopped the unwanted telemarketers on the phone, I still receive upward to 10 or more weekly, many from the phone industry itself.There are so many problems and costs associated withthis idea, and so much damage done to consumers andbusinesses alike, that I feel I must urge you toconsider this matter most carefully.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,Jerry S. Hall Tennessee, USA