Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008 To the Commissioners, I realise that unsolicited email is a problem for many people but I feel that these regulations are a bit too draconian for legitimate email based businesses and newsletters. This idea creates massive costs and problems for the legitimate person, yet does little to actually curb those who are spamming. Look at viruses. You have made them illegal but it does not stop people creating them. Give the spammers a challange (how to get around your regulations) and they will. Meranwhile the requirement for the use of suppression lists willseriously 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. I am also concerned that you can make all the rules and regulations you want with reguards to people who are located in the US but you cannot stop the spammers who are not physically located within your boarders. So all you do is load your own citizens with rules and regulations that hinder American free enterprise. Respectfully, Susannah Sabine