Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008 To the Commissioners, I am writing specifically to tell you that this new rule will directly impact the countries economy in ways you have not foreseen. You must realize that this country is run by entreprenuers, most of whom are single entity businesses. I saw a market research study that showed that sole proprietorship consists about 90% of business owners in USA. And most of them market over the internet, ethically using email marketing strategies. This suppression act will put an end to these businesses and I can foresee millions of such businesses filing for bankrupcy few months after this law is enforced. It's coz this law will break the very foundation on which these businesses are build - legitimate email subscribers and newsletters. I know one thing for sure, the spammers do not go by the law. These are illegal, unethical people who employ seperate servers or stealth technologies to send bulk emails. These guys are constantly on the look out for email addresses that they can lay their hands on. A suppression list is an ideal list for these crooks since they will know at once that these email addresses are real, who unsubscribed. I can see the potential problems this ruling can impact on my business and other small and medium businesses, and urge you strongly to reconsider its implementation in light of these problems. Respectfully, Stacy Pittsburgh, USA