Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008To the Commissioners,I applaud your efforts to curb the problem of unsolicited bulk email. However, as a home-based businessperson, I am concerned about the proposed requirement for merchants to maintainsuppression lists.There are so many potential problems and costs associated with this idea, and so much probable damage to be done to consumers and businesses alike, that I feel I must urge you to consider this matter with the utmost care.Requirement of the use of suppression lists willseriously damage many of the legitimate businessess and publications available on the net. My specific concern is for harm to legitimate businesses and 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.The potential problems this ruling could involve are enormous, and I urge you in the strongestpossible terms to reconsider its implementation in light of these problems,Respectfully,Howard BeattyNorth Carolina