Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008 To the Commissioners, I am writing to express my concerns over the proposed requirement for online 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 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. You see, MOST of the "spam" activity that you are attempting to curtail actually originates outside of the United States...you don't have ANY jurisdiction over these people anyway, and my heartfelt concern is that in your doomed-to-be-futile attempts to stop these foreigners, you will be hurting innocent, honest Americans who use the Internet to make an honest, clean living...people like myself and many of my associates. On top of that, these suppression lists could easily fall into the hands of foreign spammers, leading to more spam instead of less -- again, because these people are not subject to U.S. Laws. I really do believe that the CAN-SPAM law, as it currently stands, established guidelines that legitimate business people must follow...and we do. We welcome that...it differentiates us from those with criminal intent. But taking CAN-SPAM any further, will be taking CAN-SPAM too far. My suggestion would be to focus on enforcing the current CAN-SPAM laws strictly, punishing those who violate it...but leaving those who abide by it to operate their businesses in peace. I urge you to bear this in mind when weighing this issue. Respectfully, Kevin Fadden Missouri, United States