How to join/subscribe Google Groups without a Gmail ID
May 6th, 2009 by Annkur
I ended up pulling my hairs, trying to figure out how to subscribe to Google Groups without a Gmail email Id / Google ID. It was a shock to see that I cannot join a Google group straight forward with my Google Apps Id. Though I did manage to subscribe using my Google Apps email ID, but the process was way too long. I had to signup for a Google Account using my company email id and then as the same was added as a secondary email id for one of my Gmail Ids, I was able to use my company email to receive the Group emails. Phew… long and tiring process!
So to save you the horror of browsing through settings endlessly, here is a simple trick I just discovered. Enter the following text on your browsers address bad:
http://groups.google.com/group/GroupName/boxsubscribe?email=myid
Replace the ‘GroupName’ here with the Google Group you wan to join and the ‘myid’ at the end with your desired email id. Hit enter and sweet. You will require to click on the confirmation sent to the email id you entered and you would be subscribed without requiring a Google Account, Sign up process, Gmail id etc.
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Categories: Tips n Tricks | Tags: google groups subscribe without gmail id, hotmail id to subscribe to google groups, subscribe google groups with yahoo id, subscribe to google groups
oh man that was too easy.
you saved me from a google-mashed morning.
you’re a genius.
thanks!
(follow-up): actually that didn’t work. Never mind
It sends a confirmation email, but then still requires you to use the non-google-apps login once you get there.
I’m sure you’re still a genius though.
Worked for me, i am using a google apps account with groups. Let me run the whole process again … might take some time…
dang you saved me a SHIt load of touble.. thanks for figuring it out, and posting it online.. i always thinK “there MUST have been someone with this exact problem before..” and look on google. Works 2/4 of the time
works 3/5 for me
You can also send an email to groupname+subscribe@googlegroups.com as explained in
their FAQ http://groups.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=46606
it works partly…
the user without gmail, can be a member, with that process, he gets the confirmation mail that he is a member, but nevertheless he cannot login…
Thanks dude – You just saved my ass from googling for hours – this works like a charm. I don’t need to login, all I want is to submit messages.
Pleasure
ohh thanks a ton pal, u saved my time
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