Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008 To the Commissioners, I as many people who attempt to earn their living via the internet, am very much in favor of curbing the problem of unsolicited 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 respectfully urge you to consider this matter most carefully. Requiring the use of suppression lists will seriously damage many of the legitimate publications available on the Internet. My specific concern is for harm to publishers who require permission from the consumer prior to adding them to any list. I don't think they were 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 hope you will find that its implementation will create more long-term problems than it will alleviate. Implementation of the CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking will probably put a lot of people who earn their living at home with an Internet Business out of business. You must remember that a lot of these people were forced into other careers because of the dismal job opportunity situation in the USA today. More time needs to be spent on job creation and bringing back more opportunities to work instead of the many jobs that are leaving and going to other countries. Let's help balance the trade deficit first before we start taking away the ability to earn a living. If you want to get rid of offensive or pornographic websites on the Internet, come up with a way to set up a "Watch Dog" group and simply surf the web and close down those sites that fit the legal guidelines of being offensive or illegal. I would rather see some type of harsh reaction such as this rather than the legislation that is being proposed. Respectfully, Tucker Georgia, USA