I actually did manage to come across something that indicated an email needed to go into the field, but it's since been lost and cannot be retrieved by memory alone. The simple subscription form under components seems to only be good for the layout of the form, not the actual function. What's needing to be added to correct this?

The form elements in RSD are placeholders. You still need to write the backend scripts to process that form.

If coding is not your forte, use Web Form Builder. It can easily create a simple subscription form.

Thanks!