Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008To the Commissioners,I applaud your efforts to curb the problem of unsolicited bulk email. However, I am concerned about the proposed requirement for merchants to maintainsuppression lists.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 toconsider this matter most carefully.Requirement of the use of suppression lists will seriously damage many of the legitimate publications available on the net. My specific concern is for harm topublishers who require permission from the consumer prior to adding them to any list.CAN-SPAM was intended to stop spammers, but this requirement will very likely do nothing to accomplish that. Spammers work around anything that's implemented. The real spammers will continue spamming while legitimate marketers are punished and put out of business.There's also the potential for significant harm to consumers, 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 this ruling could involve, and urge you in the strongest possible terms to reconsider its implementation in lightof these problems,Respectfully,David M. SawyerHastings,NY, USA