Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008 To the Commissioners, I believe your hearts are in the right place in what you are doing. But some things need to be changed before it hurts web businesses and the economy to the point of no return. I hope you will reconsider the Suppression lists. If a person recieves a email from one vendor and requests not to recieve any more emails from that vendor and they recieve another email from a different vendor the 2nd vendor should not be held responsible for the first vendor. The person should just opt out of the 2nd vendor's list too. 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. 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. 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 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 light of these problems, Respectfully, Michael McQueen Laurel Hill, NC USA