[epub] Re: Missing ezines

["Lois Carter Fay/Marketing Idea Shop" <lcf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dianne:

>When I send my ezines, I don't get the FSB Update.

Are you able to add your email address to your list in duplicate? I find
that with the list service I use, I have to send my test email to one
address and the final to another. Once I have sent it to my test address,
the service eliminates it as having already received it.

When I send my ezine, I also check it for filter triggers before I send it.
You can do this for free here: http://www.lyris.com/contentchecker/

Lois Carter Fay, APR
President, Strategic Business Partners
and Founder, MarketingIdeaShop.com
Publisher, "MarketingIdeaShop BRAINY Tidbits" Weekly Ezine
Brainy ideas & resources for marketers & small businesses
411 Rainier Road, Massanutten, VA  22840  USA
540.289.3840 or 800.203.8660
http://www.marketingideashop.com
mailto:lcf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dianne Reuby" <d.reuby@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Epub Discussion Group" <epub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 9:38 PM
Subject: [epub] Missing ezines


Hi all - I'm hoping someone can throw some light on this minor irritation!

I run two plain text ezines, using Topica (fr'ee) service. The one I have
problems with is for new webmasters, telling them about fr'ee tools and
resources. When I set up the site and ezine, it was before the spam wars
started, so calling them Fr'ee Site Builder and Fr'ee Site Builder Update
seemed logical.

I create my ezine in NoteTab, and send a copy to myself by email to check
for typos, and unclosed AOL links. I run WinXP HE, Eudora 6. I get both
ezines into by Inbox immediately. This (and the unpleasant rubbish I
receive every day!) makes me assume that my ISP (ntl:world) doesn't filter.

When I send my ezines, I don't get the FSB Update. I also send a "your
ezine has been sent - read it online here if it hasn't reached you" mailing
after I've updated my website with the latest ezine copy - usually a couple
of hours. I don't get the one for the FSB ezine, although the other arrives
OK.

When I started, I was getting copies OK - this has been happening for about
four months. I've been trying to work it out - now I'm turning to the
experts :)  I keep the word "fr'ee" to a minimum, and use a tilde or single
quote, as I have here - but of course it appears in any links to my site.
Could it be that it's filtered by Topica? If so, why doesn't the short
notice arrive - although again I have to use "fr'ee" in the link to the
online copy, that one instance is the only time I use it.

Your thoughts are welcome - TIA.

Dianne Reuby
First Web Builder
http://www.firstwebbuilder.co.uk
Swindon Virtual Office
http://www.swindonvirtualoffice.co.uk
Free Site Builder
http://www.freesitebuilder.co.uk


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