Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008 To the Commissioners, I am no fan of unsolicited bulk email. There are privately provided options appearing to halt the onslaught of spam. They have the advantage of being tested in the market and if they are not effective they will be dropped. Government programs tend to get bigger, more expensive and more intrusive when they do not work well, War on Drugs, War on Cancer, War on Poverty, War on Illeteracy, etc. I encourage you to let free market solutions develop. Additionally, any regulations created to halt spam will effect fredom of speech in ways not intended. There are so many problems and costs associated with this idea, 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 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 urge you in the strongest possible terms to reconsider its implementation in light of these problems, Respectfully, Don Winfield Memphis, Tennessee 38115