Hello, You are invited to join the Multiple System Atrophy electronic mail discussion list. You'll find patients and caregivers sharing information on symptom management and coping strategies for dealing with the various forms of MSA which include Shy-Drager Syndrome (SDS), non-hereditary Olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA) and Striatonigral Degeneration (SND). Anyone is welcome to join regardless of diagnosis. This list is sponsored by David Robertson, GCRC at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The list manager is Sylvia Dickinson, RN. To subscribe to the list: Send an email to: [log in to unmask] and in the body of the message write subscribe Shy-Drager We hope that this list will serve as a forum to exchange information and support for those who are diagnosed with various forms of Multiple System Atrophy, their families and friends as well as anyone who has an interest in this disorder. Please send a message to the list (if you want to) introducing yourself and any MSA related topic you would like to discuss. The introductory message as well as all other "public" messages should be sent to the following Internet address: [log in to unmask] Your message will be automatically sent to all subscribers. Conversely, you will receive all messages sent to the above address. If you want to REPLY *PUBLICLY* to the sender of a message, use the "REPLY" feature of your mail system. (In other words, the message will be returned to the list server and will be distributed in that way.) If you want to REPLY *PRIVATELY* to the sender of a message, you must "SEND" to that person's email address. To LEAVE the list at any time, address an email message to [log in to unmask] and in the body of the message write: unsubscribe Shy-Drager It is a good idea to leave the list if you are going to be away from your computer for a couple of months. To resubscribe, simply address mail to: [log in to unmask] and in the body of the message write subscribe Shy-Drager Please do not write subscribe and unsubscribe messages to the [log in to unmask] address. They will go out to everyone on the list. Thanks for subscribing! We look forward to hearing from you!