First install exim4 and exim4-config using the package manager then install mailx
sudo apt-get install mailutils
and follow the prompts
once this is set up use the command “mail” to check your mail.
if you would like to send mail type “mail” followed by the email address to mail it to eg
mail me@examplecom
enter the subject and press
enter the body and keep pressing enter as many times as you need to, when your body is finished, press “Ctrl” and “D" together this will prompt you for a cc etc and finally the mail will be sent.
If you want to setup mail client, you may want to follow Evolution mail configuration with Hotmail on Ubuntu
