Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008To the Commissioners,I am concerned about the proposed requirement for merchants to maintain suppression lists. Quite frankly, I'm afraid that all it will do is line the pockets of those who control those lists. Most people know that the true spammers change the name on their outbound email account long enough to send an email and then change it back. They can actually do this from anyone's email account. You may be punishing totally innocent parties and I'm afraid that just the cost of investigating these matters will be astronomical.There are so many problems and costs associated with this idea, and so much damage done to consumers and businesses alike, that I feel I must urge you to consider this matter most carefully.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 of business, 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. On top of that, 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 light of these problems,Respectfully,Deb WaldmanTexas, USA