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.Rather than furhter burdening the people who make an honest living from internet marketing. Why not have a reporting feature through ISP's to go after the ones who are misusing e-mail. I can think of the 3-5 emails/day that I get which talk about Viagra type products. None of which can be stopped by unsubscribing, it only increases the amount of un-solicited e-mail.Why not go after the companies that promote this type of behaviour from their distribution network.Personally I find the internet a very competetive market and there are not a lot of margins in the products we sell. So why make up laws that affect the innocent instead of going after the criminal.I feel this action for submissions will be a great detriment to the industry and to the internet.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,This reminds me of our Gun Registration here in Canada. It did not take the guns out of the hands of the criminals, it only took away our right to protect ourselves and our property. Which in turn made it easier for the criminals to commit their crimes.If the arm is diseased you don't cut off the headRespectfully,Dan BrooksPort Loring, ON, Canada