Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008 Gentlemen: I am an affiliate marketer and use opt-in permission e-mail lists to market products to potential consumers. As you can see, I said "permission and opt-in." The use of a national do not e-mail list would be cumbersome and expensive and require me to purchase services from a company offering such technology and would be so expensive as to put me out of business. I am a sole-proprietor working out of my home and cannot afford you to pass this regulation. It would put owners of small businesses out of business, diminish competition and seriously hurt the economy. Not only that, overseas marketers will not fall under this provision, thereby limiting competition and giving U.S. dollars to non-U.S. businesses and/or scammers. As you can see, 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 reconsider this matter. 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 definitely 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, Respectfully, Robin Chan Syracuse, NY