Comments:

Section C. 3 business days should be more than adequate. We are talking about computerized systems after all. I have seen claims of removal taking 8 weeks or more. Section E.1 Q.2. In the case of multiple ads in a single message. Provided that the sender is not the previously "opted out" vendor the rule is not violated, unless the mailing list for the ad was prepared the a third party using mailing information provided by the "opted out" vendor. General comments: The problem with "Opt-out" is that 99.999% of UCE lie about how your address was obtained in the first place. Most claim to have gotten your address from a "partner". Rules should be developed requiring that the source of how your e-mail address was aquired should be expliticly identified. In the case of a partner listing the referring partner form my address should be expliticly identifed in every communication. I should not have to be require to "opt-out" of something I never "opted in". The FTC should move toward seeking athority to require explicit "op-in" requirements. If senders were required to have explicit "opt in" with stiff fines for violation the SPAM issue could be severly curtailed. The FTC should also require a standardized list of minimum "opting" requrements such as the following: Do you give consent to receving commercial communication from the following via: 1) Our company: 2) Its parent company and/or subsidriarys: 3) Our business partners 4) Other third parties In each case the user selects from any, all or none of 3 choices. A) postal mail B) fax C) e-mail