Comments:

I thank you for your efforts to address the problem of unsolicited bulk email. I am concerned about the proposed requirement for merchants to maintain suppression lists. The only people being affected by any of these laws are people who reside in the territories that can enforce them. The other global territories are the ones who are currently abusing the internet and they are the reason you are proposing these laws. They should be addressed first and foremost or else you will only force legitimate marketers to go offshore and hire these abusers to email for them in order to avoid prosecution. There are also so many problems and costs associated with this idea of suppression lists, and so much damage done to consumers and businesses alike, that I feel I must urge you to consider this matter most carefully. Requirement of the use of suppression lists will seriously damage many of the 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. 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 to consumers, because of the problem of properly knowing their intent when they unsubscribe from a list. On top of that, these suppression lists WILL eventually 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 urge you in the strongest possible terms to reconsider its implementation in light of these problems, There are so many ways to advertise for something without revealing what it is, you will only be encouraging people to find ways to do such a thing, thereby creating more of a problem. Respectfully, John Sacco Camden County, New Jersey