Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008 To the Commissioners: I appreciate your efforts in trying to stop unsolicited bulk email problem. But, I am very concerned about merchants having to maintain suppression lists that you are proposing. I do not know if you know the ramifications of such an act and what damage could be done to businesses and the consumer. There are just too many problems and costs that come with this idea. I plead with you to consider this matter most carefully. Requiring legitimate publications on the Internet to use suppression lists will seriously damage many of them. To be specific is my concern is what harm will occur to the publishers who will have to have permission from the consumer before adding them to any lists. These people are not the ones who CAN-SPAM was created to put out of business. However, this very requirement will most likely put them out of business. Because of the problem of consumers correctly knowing their intent when they unsubscribe from a list, leaves room for potential significant harm to the consumers. Besides that, what happens if these suppression list falls into the hands of spammers? This will just lead to more spam instead of lesser spam. After looking over this ruling, I am now aware of the implications and potential problems this could cause and now I urgently ask you and plead with you to reconsider its implemntation considering all these problems. Respectfully, Steve Mitra South Carolina, United States