Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008To the Commissioners,After examing the CAN-SPAM Act, I am very pleased with the overall intent of the Act. However, I am concerned aboutthe proposed requirement for merchants to maintainsuppression lists.There are so many problems and costs associated withthis idea, and so much damage done to consumers andbusinesses alike, that I feel I must urge you toconsider this matter most carefully.Requirement of the use of suppression lists willseriously damage many of the legitimate publicationsavailable on the net. My specific concern is for harm topublishers who require permission from the consumerprior to adding them to any list.They're not who CAN-SPAM was designed to put out ofbusiness, but this requirement will very likely havethat effect.There's also the potential for significant harm toconsumers, because there is no way of knowingtheir intent when they unsubscribe from a list. On topof that, these suppression lists could easily fall intothe hands of spammers, leading to more spam instead ofless. As a subscriber of several legitimate publications, Iam greatly distressed to know that my email address couldbe on a suppression list and thereby open to access by unscrupulous individuals who will use any means to harvestemail addresses.I was quite surprised at the potential problems thisruling could involve, and urge you in the strongestpossible terms to reconsider its implementation in lightof these problems,Respectfully,Edward KroekerBritish Columbia, Canada