<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>
The Listowners are pleased to announce some major improvements.
1. The FAQ file.
The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file is now available. To
obtain this important reference, send to: [log in to unmask]
GET CELIAC FAQ
Special thanks are extended to the following volunteers for their
hard work in putting together this document:
Linda Blanchard Jim Lyles
Dave Bridges Becky Markle
Bill Elkus Peter Thomson
Mike Jones Joe & Mary Alice Warren
Don Kasarda Don Wiss
The FAQ will be revised from time to time. Please send your
comments and suggestions to Jim Lyles, [log in to unmask]
2. Fact sheet collection.
A collection of fact sheets for establishing a foundation for
the newly diagnosed celiac or subscriber to this LISTSERV is
available. These go into much more detail than the FAQ file.
The collection is composed of the following documents:
NEWCEL $PACKAGE CELIAC (The information file for the collection)
CELIAC SUMMARY CELIAC (General information on Celiac Disease)
CELIAC COOKBOOK CELIAC (GF cookbooks)
CELIAC GFDIET CELIAC (GF dietary instructions)
CELIAC VENDORS CELIAC (Sources of GF products)
CELIAC GROUPS CELIAC (Support groups (international, Canadian
chapters, and US chapters)
CELIAC INCIDENC CELIAC (Familial incidence of Celiac Disease)
CELIAC GRAINS CELIAC (Dr. Don Kasarda's report on the
toxicity of grains)
CELIAC ACTLINE CELIAC (The Celiac ActionLine newsletter) *
CELIAC SPRUENIK CELIAC (The Sprue-nik Press newsletter) *
* The current edition of the newsletter.
To obtain all these files, send to: [log in to unmask]
GET NEWCEL PACKAGE
To obtain any particular file, send to: [log in to unmask]
GET CELIAC <filename>
For example, to get the list of support groups, you would send
to: [log in to unmask]
GET CELIAC GROUPS
3. Celiac newsletters.
The Celiac ActionLine and The Sprue-nik Press are now available
for free on-line subscription through this LISTSERV. They may
be obtained by sending to: [log in to unmask]
AFD ADD CELIAC ACTLINE
AFD ADD CELIAC SPRUENIK
If you request the NEWCEL PACKAGE (see item 2. above), this
command will not take effect until the next new copy of each
newsletter is posted.
For those not requesting NEWCEL PACKAGE, a copy of the May
edition of each newsletter can be obtained by sending to:
[log in to unmask]
GET CELIAC ACTLINE
GET CELIAC SPRUENIK
Around the first of each month, Mike Jones will manually add
the appropriate newsletter to the previous month's archive
file. This way, they are available for archive database
searches.
4. Subject INDEX
In the next few weeks an INDEX of importance subjects that
have been discussed on this LISTSERV will be available.
Details will be announced soon.
5. Recipe files
All recipes posted to the LISTSERV will be available as a
master file with monthly updates. Details will be announced
soon.
6. Edited digest
The special edited digest as started last week is being well
received. For those who missed the announcement, a manually
edited email of the previous day's digest email is now
available each morning. To subscribe, send to:
[log in to unmask]
AFD ADD CELIAC E-DIGEST
SET CELIAC NOMAIL
Comments or problems can be addressed directly to:
Mike Jones, [log in to unmask] or
Jim Lyles, [log in to unmask]
7. Repeat questions
As more and more people subscribe to this list, it is only
natural that some will ask repeat questions that they might
have found the answers to by reading the FAQ, archives, etc.
We ask "veteran" subscribers to please have patience with
these repeat questions. One of the listowners may answer
the repeat question by reposting a previous message from one
of our experts to save them from having to repeat themselves.
In such cases we will simply remind the questioner how they
might have gotten the answer themselves.
8. Geographic breakdown
As of yesterday, the CELIAC list had over 520 people, from
15 different countries:
Country Subscribers Country Subscribers
------- ----------- ------- -----------
Australia 7 Netherlands 2
Belgium 1 New Zealand 3
Canada 47 Singapore 1
Great Britain 14 South Africa 1
Ireland 1 Sweden 1
Israel 2 Switzerland 2
Italy 3 USA 404
Unknown 25
As you make postings, it is helpful to put your name, internet
id, and location at the bottom, so that all will know which
country you are posting from. Always remember that product
ingredients, processes, and laws vary from one country to the
next; so that what is true in one country is not necessarily
true in another.
If you have any problems with the procedures listed here, send
a private email note to one of the following listowners:
Mike Jones, [log in to unmask] or
Jim Lyles, [log in to unmask]
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