I am needing users that join groups to become auto subsribers. Is there a way to do this.

Currently there is no built in feature to handle this.

Will there be one in the future?

Also with further testing, I have realized the subscribe feature is not sending emails... what is going wrong?

We have had a couple users request this feature before. At this time I can not say when it will be added to the module.

You should not get emails when posting with your own account. You will need two accounts to test with. One to subscribe, and one to create new journal items.

If you are already using two accounts, make sure your SMTP settings are correct in the Host Settings menu.

I figured out what was going on..   IT was a mistake on my end. Thanks again.