Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008Dear Commissioners,I am a retired Royal Air Force Officer in the UK. I try to augment my meagre pension by conducting legal business on the net. I thoroughly endorse your efforts to curb the problem ofunsolicited bulk email. However, I am concerned that the proposed requirement for merchants to maintain suppression lists.I think there may be so many problems and costs associated with this idea, and so much damage done to consumers and businesses alike, that you may feel That this matter needs to be carefully reconsidered. The use of suppression lists couldseriously damage many legitimate publicationsavailable on the net. My specific concern is for harm to publishers who require permission from the consumer prior to adding them to any list.They're not who CAN-SPAM was designed to put out ofbusiness, but this requirement will very likely have that effect.There's also the potential for significant harm toconsumers, because of the problem of properly knowing their intent when they unsubscribe from a list. In addition, these suppression lists could easily fall into the hands of spammers, leading to more spam instead of less.I was quite surprised at the potential problems thisruling could involve, and urge you in the strongestpossible terms to reconsider its implementation in the light of these problems,Yours faithfully,Philip Probyn (Group Captain RAF Rtd)Berkshire, United Kingdom