The Eastside Runner club topica email list is a great way to receive reminders about the Saturday morning run, the club's "Featured Race" and other club and running related events.
It's a great way to keep in touch with the clubs activities! Club members can subscribe/unsubscribe at anytime to the email list.
To subscribe send an email with your name to
esr-subscribe@topica.com
After subscribing you can also send email messages to the other subscribers by addressing them to
esr@topica.com
The list is "moderated"; all messages to the other subscribers will first be evaluated by a "moderator" to verify if it is club/running related before being sent on to the other subscribers.
To unsubscribe send an email to
esr-unsubscribe@topica.com
Frequently asked questions
I have had a number of questions from ESR members on the in’s and out’s of using Topica. So, here is some background and a few do’s and don’ts that I hope will be helpful to everyone.
Topica is a free tool that ESR decided to use to communicate with members who chose to join and have running related information sent to them such as Saturday run information, volunteer opportunities, local races information, etc.
Some frequently asked questions:
I just sent a note to Topica and I haven’t seen it yet?
Topica is a moderated tool, which means the moderator has to approve it before it is sent. Usually, notes are approved with in a few hours but can take up to a couple of days.
How do I post a message?
The preferred method is to send a note from your Topica registered e-mail address to esr@topica.com. Topica will send the message to the moderator for approval. You can also send the moderator an e-mail message directly and she/he can post the note for you.
What about attachments?
Attachments to notes can only be sent if they are HTML files. The biggest cause of posted notes failing is attachments that are not HTML. Contact the moderator if you have any questions about an attachment.
I’m having trouble subscribing or using Topica?
If you are having problems with subscribing or sending or receiving notes from Topica, you should do the following in order: (1) Contact the ESR Topica moderator to check your status and/or to help with your issues, (2) Contact the Topica Support Group by logging on to www.topica.com and selecting help. You may also contact the Topica help line via phone (3) Contact your ISP to see if there is a delivery issue and to let the ISP know that you want to get Topica messages.
Eventually Topica will be obsolete. Club members will have the ability to blog messages to the club’s website at www.eastsiderunners.com. Until then, this feature is limited to a small group of administrators, including the Topica Moderator. In the meantime, the moderator will email your message via Topica as well as post on the website, sorted in the appropriate heading under the “Category” tab on the left side of the screen. To learn more about the features of the updated website, read the related article elsewhere in this newsletter.
For more information please contact Kathy Scearce (425) 369-2513 or k.m.scearce@att.net.