Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008 To the Commissioners, While curbing SPAM is laudatory, I wonder weather the medicine is going to add to the poison rather than counteract it. While our country is in the midst of a job crisis, I believe that this act will pose an additional threat to legitimate businesses while not cutailing the activities of those bent on spreading their toxins via this medium. Also, 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 to publishers who require permission from the consumer prior to adding them to any list. It might even lead to the demise of many, which would be a serious detriment to freedom of the press. 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. Will this act...and its prosecution lead to a reduction of real Spam, or its increase? Please do not lump all businesses together. The pornography *businesses* are not legitimate and probably won't be seriously curtailed... while many reputable businesses, which are providing jobs and taxes, will be made to suffer as a result of this act. So, please seriously consider the implications of the execution of this act. Respectfully, Andrew Pumford Jamestown, New York