MTH Newsletter...MIA??

Yep, they stopped coming again.

Thanks John...maybe we can get someone at MTH to get their act together.

Jim, I'm in the same boat as you and John.  Not sure exactly when they stopped coming, but it's been a while!

That's a long shot, I've had to ask them where they went several times.  They come for a few months, and then just disappear.

For me they never started.  Signed up countless times and they have never started.  I've sent messages but no response.

I still get one every morning.

Me too. I've been getting them with no problems.

Hey Jim, drop Andy a note at andye@mth-railking.com and I'm sure he can help you!

Mine also stopped a few weeks ago. Was getting them for a long time and then they just stopped. I signed up again, but no e-mails yet.

There's a secret password now.

Mine keep coming....now if I could only win the weekly drawing.

--Greg

I've been getting them for the most part, but there was some time recently where they were either late or didn't show up for a few days.

Emails are a bear to troubleshoot - its all decentralized for the most part. Best you can do is ensure it left and didn't get returned.

I did too, for several months.

Same here.  I signed up again last week but nothing yet.

I get them every morning and an additional one on Wednesday afternoon.

Mine stopped arriving right before the York Meet.  Seems like they stopped just when I started entering the weekly drawing.  Oh well.

Sent an e mail to Andy at MTH about the problem....will let you know what he says.  Jim

I used to receive MTH newsletters as well until about two weeks ago. 

MTH Electric Trains Daily O Gauge Newsletter: I receive the email every day.

I have not received one in a coons age. o well. The bills keep on coming in time.

Maybe they have nothing to say.

received a email from them today on this subject.  This is what they said.

Dear Gary,

 

Thank you for your online submission regarding the status of your subscription to one of our E-Newsletter publications.  We certainly appreciate your interest in our products and look forward to your continued support of M.T.H. Electric Trains.

 

In reviewing your subscription, we can confirm that you initially signed up for the weekly O Gauge Newsletter seven months ago.  However, your account was listed as inactive for reasons unknown.  Consequently, the e-newsletter service we utilize doesn't show any of the messages we've sent out since you signed up ever being delivered to the email address Glevite@innodynesystems.com.

 

We have reactivated your account and you should begin receiving regular weekly newsletters beginning on Wednesday, November 18.

 

In the meantime, the link below is this week's edition.

 

http://mthelectrictrains.activ...mp;c=1208&m=1514

 

Again, thank you for your interest and continued support of M.T.H. Electric Trains.

 

Sincerely,

 

M.T.H. Customer Service

I can't remember the last time that I received an email update or newsletter from MTH.  We seem to be off of each other's radar.

Norm

Same here, every morning!

Bill

Now that you mention it, I see my daily emails also stopped coming over a month ago, the last one I got was Oct. 9 (showcasing Drucker's General Store). I hadn't noticed it's absence, but then, I've been kind of busy lately. I guess if I didn't miss it, I must not need it...

Bill in FtL

Good evening, I receive an email from MTH every morning around 7:00am 

The response above, from MTH to Gary, is very instructive of a common bulk e-mail delivery problem that is only partly the senders issue.

The first step causing this problem is your own e-mail delivery service, whether it be Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, etc.  For some unexplainable reason, the delivery service screws up and bounces the MTH e-mail back to the sender saying the address you've used for years is invalid or no good.

The next step is that the bulk e-mail sender processes all these "returns" and sets up a black list that now includes your valid e-mail address.  So, the next time MTH tries to send it to you, the black list prevents yours from leaving as a cost-saving feature for the sender.

When we and MTH try to resolve the problem, we want to use the same "invaild" address because we know its good.  Unfortunately, it must take an Act of Congress for this to work because the bulk e-mail senders black list never seems to be fixed.  The only way I've ever been able to resolve this issue is to sign up again with the e-mail sender using a different e-mail address.  The easiest way to do this is to use an "alias" if your e-mail delivery system permits it.  If not, you may be SOL.

I know this from my experience last year when I went on a 10 day vacation and never checked my e-mail.  My reward for this disloyalty was being kicked off several computer related e-mails that I liked to receive, and the only way to get back on was what I described above.

Good luck to those of you with this problem.

Chuck

Look in your junk mail. I have been getting them there. 

You know.... wouldn't the simplest solution be for MTH to post their newsletter or updates on their website for the entire model railroading public to read?

All MTH has to do is create an MTH "News Letter" link on the header of their main website page.... like this one

Click on the link "News Letter" (4th link from the left of the header) and MTH saves themselves of sending it, and allows everyone to view it.

Here is a much larger view than the one shown below:

http://postimg.org/image/tdbqjg44t/

I have been in touch with MTH a few times about this problem. This is the latest response:

Ive tried my work email and home email accounts to get these emails.  I check both junk folders often for emails I may want to save.   I'm still getting nothing.  So with that said oh well.

one last thing. Why doesn't MTH post them here?

Since MTH is not a Forum Sponsor, they probably couldn't do that.

Probably because MTH seems to have stopped all "print advertising", and now only "advertises" through the World Wide Web, and attending train shows throughout the nation.

mine stopped as well

For about a week my MTH Newsletter went to junk.  After that they stopped ?  I recently updated to MS Office 2016 which also includes Outlook 2106.  I also have Norton 2016 which does not support junk filtering for Outlooks 2016 under Window 10 yet.  I wonder if the Norton junk filter or Outlook 2016 is messing with Mike's Newsletter ?

After reading the post above from NCT, I found some of my missing MTH newsletters in my online mail junk folder. It's supposed to forward the junk to my inbox and add 'Spam' to the header. I have never received an MTH email with 'Spam' in the header (even when they were still being delivered to my inbox) so the webmail wasn't a suspect until now. Obviously something wrong somewhere?

I selected all MTH messages and marked them as being 'Not Junk', we will see how that goes and I will keep watching it? There was one funny thing I noticed about all this, I have Time Warner internet, there was email from Time Warner in my webmail junk folder as well. So they are even marking their own email as junk. Guess nothing is fool proof? We signed up for Google Fiber when ever it is finished, hopefully that problem will be solved soon.

I also thought MTH was a forum sponsor, weren't they at one time? Also had not realized they had stopped all print advertising?

Yes - I to have noticed that Mikes Electric Trains has stopped all print advertising in all the major model railroading magazines. A long with the Forum.

     I have been looking for there emails and advertising, because I want to see how they are presenting a very new product this week. WiFi APPS and WiFi Module.

The only person that is promoting this is some of the Hobby Shops and Barry.

     Looks like a new business plan.

     They have been doing some stuff on their You Tube Channel for the Halloween Train and that sold out.

Gary 

• Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway, “ A Toy Train Layout”

MTH - Newsletter is no longer MIA.

     Just check my email and this was in my inbox.

• Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway, “ A Toy Train Layout” 

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I have Time Warner internet, there was email from Time Warner in my webmail junk folder as well. So they are even marking their own email as junk. Guess nothing is fool proof? We signed up for Google Fiber when ever it is finished, hopefully that problem will be solved soon.

I don't think all the glitches will be gone from email for a long time to come.