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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.

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
consider this matter most carefully.

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 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,

Respectfully,

Your Name 
Your State and Country

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CAN-SPAM Act
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