Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008 To the Commissioners, I applaud your efforts to curb the problem of unsolicited bulk email. However, I am concerned about the proposed requirement for merchants to maintain suppression lists. I quit trying to answer the questions above because I didn't fully understand everything you were trying to say - which, I'm afraid, is what happens with a lot of government regulations. I would favor a much simpler implementation of the CAN-SPAM act. I call it - 3 strikes and you are out. It would work like this - create a regulatory body for each state. If you receive 3 complaints to that body against me from the same person and I can't prove that the person agreed to my emails, then I would be subject to a fine. If I should end up being fined 3 times in a specific amount of time, then I would be subject to a greater punishment, etc. The "suppression" lists that I have heard about will only serve to put thousands of small business owners who rely on the Internet out of business - resulting in a loss of tax revenues, also. Thousands of people are trying to create their own jobs by going into business on the Internet. I urge the Commission to applaud this effort rather than creating new ways to make it difficult for these people. YES, people who send unsolicited (advertising) email may need to suffer some consequences, but please don't punish everybody for a few lawbreakers. I still receive LOTS of "junk" mail in my US Mail box. Is that different from email? Are there also suppression lists for junk mail? I sometimes buy lists of people who have "opted in" to receive information about different business on the Internet. Would this proposed regulation mean that I could no longer do that? Or would the list company be responsible for the suppression research. Which leads me to another thought. Offline companies sell name lists every day - would the proposed legislation put online list companies out of business? Does our government REALLY want to put people out of business? I hope not, I'm just trying to get mine started. 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, Kay Urbank OK - USA