I have edited my profile/ preferences to not receive "emails regarding this community"
If i receive another one I will cancel my account and all my posts (as your optout's only option).
Bob, obviously you are a layman with regard to legal matters.
This forum is not a business with a business-like connection to the members who write posts.
No, it is a service provided by Catamaran Sailor shop run by Rick. The reason why he provides this free service is obvious.
Infact so obvious that it can be considered as common knowledge with each writing member. Especially if the membership is more than 10 years.
The same applies for the fact that everybody understands that, though this service is free, it has to be paid for by Ricks shop.
So, there's no misleading, no false expectation between both sites of the relationship!
This all makes your appeal on the CAN_SPAM Act invalid (to be honest its a laugh). There is no Judge in the U.S. that will consider the action of Rick as an infraction on this Act.
Don't be a fool.
