Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008 To the Commissioners, Thanks for the effort to curb the problem of unsolicited bulk email. However, I am concerned about the proposed requirement for merchants maintaining suppression lists. Please reconsider this requirement. The aspect of the unintended consequences of the action will impact on consumers and business that are attempting to provide good customer communication. Please consider this matter very carefully. Suppression lists will seriously damage many 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. CAN-SPAM's intent is not to harm these business, but this requirement will very likely have that effect. The possibility of harm to consumers, because of the problem of properly knowing their intent when they unsubscribe. The potential of more spam occurring is quite real whe spammerz get ahold of the lists. I was quite surprised at the potential problems this ruling could involve, and urge you in the strongest possible terms to reconsider its implementation in light of these problems, Respectfully, Mark Williams Georgia, USA