<<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]