The Raleigh Friends Meeting group e-mail list is another avenue for communicating with the members, attenders and friends of the Meeting. Here is a step by step guide on how
to subscribe to this group and start receiving emails from it:

• Send an email to request subscription
  Send an email to raleigh-quakers+subscribe@googlegroups.com.
  When you send the subscribe email the list replies with an email titled:
  Join request for raleigh-quakers [nnnnn] and it will have contents like:
  "
  Hello email@thisisonlyanexample.com,
  

  We have received a request to join the group Raleigh Friends Meeting. raleigh-quakers requires owner approval for join requests.  If you would like to continue with your join request, reply to this email or visit the following confirmation URL:

  http://groups.google.com/group/raleigh-quakers/subscribe

  If you have questions related to this or any other Google Group, visit the Help Center at http://groups.google.com/support/.

  Thanks,

  Google Groups
  

"

• Continue to join the group using email
  Reply to the join request email.
  This will send an approval request to the adminstrators of the group and you will receive a reply letting you know that your request is pending approval.
  The reply will be titled:
  Your join request for raleigh-quakers has succeeded but is pending approval and it will have contents like:
  "
  Hello email@thisisonlyanexample.com,

Your subscription request is pending.

If you have questions related to this or any other Google Group, visit the Help Center at http://groups.google.com/support/.

Thanks,

Google Groups

"

• Request approval
  RFM likes to know who is using our email list so we do review all requests to join and if you are unknown to us or we are uncertain how you are associated with Raleigh Quakers you may receive an email asking for more details of your reason for joining our list.
  We do expect that most requests will be approved quckly without needing further details.
  When the request is approved you will receive an email confirmation titled:
  Google Groups: Your subscription request is approved and it will have contents like:
  "
  Hello email@thisisonlyanexample.com,

Your subscription to Raleigh Friends Meeting was approved!

Visit this group:

http://groups.google.com/d/forum/raleigh-quakers?hl=en

If you have questions related to this or any other Google group, please visit
the Help Center at http://support.google.com/groups?src=email&hl=en.

Thanks,

The Google Groups Team

"

Note: You do not need to use the web interface of google groups because for this to work you need to have an email address that is used for a Google account.
If all you need to do is send and receive emails from the group it is not necessary to have a Google account