Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008To the Commissioners,As you will note this is a copy and paste form letter. While not in my own words, it is an accurate reflection of how I feel on this issue. Since the enactment of the CANSPAM Law I have seen no decrease in the numbers of emails I receive urging me to purchase on-line medications, penis enlargement crap etc. In fact I have seen more of it, and to be honest it seems to be getting worse all the time. I heard about the subject through one of a series of news letters, ezines that I subscribe to. Your proposed fix will prevent me from getting requested information, and at the same time do nothing to stop the SPAM. I urge you to meet with some of the larger ezine publishers, news letter writters, business opportunities and discuss methods that will help to reduce the amount of SPAM without putting legitamite business out of business. The very ones that actually make a living marketing on line, and pay taxes. I applaud your efforts to curb the problem ofunsolicited bulk email. However, I am concerned about the proposed requirement for merchants to maintain suppression 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 to consider this matter most carefully.Requirement of the use of suppression lists willseriously 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 toconsumers, 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 thisruling could involve, and urge you in the strongestpossible terms to reconsider its implementation in light of these problems,Respectfully,Michael Dunham Nova Scotia, Canada