Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008To the Commissioners,I applaud your efforts to curb the problem ofunsolicited bulk email. However, I am concerned about the proposed requirement for business people to maintain suppression lists.There are so many problems and costs associated with this idea, and so much damage will be done to consumers and businesses alike, that I feel I must urge you to carefully consider this matter. 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 any business person who is required to obtain permission from the consumerprior 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 very negative effect and will be damaging to the economy, hurt people struggling for survival and make them distrust government even more than they do now.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 potential problems,Respectfully,Steve and Linda Blumenthal