Sending and receiving local email in Linux Mint/VirtualBox series table of contents

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 6:59 PM | 2 min read

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This is the table of contents for my Sending and Receiving Local Email in Linux Mint/VirtualBox series. I'll add new parts to this series as they are published.

Sending and receiving local email in Linux Mint/VirtualBox series
  1. How to send/receive local emails in Linux Mint/VirtualBox: In this post, I walk through how to install mailutils and use the mailx or mail command to send, view, and delete messages. I also describe how to send messages to other users on the local network, and how to send a copy of a message to myself. Since the mail command is a utility that allows me to send and receive emails via Terminal, it is a bit cumbersome to use as a main form of email communication with others. For example, I use it solely to receive notifications when my cron jobs complete. To learn more about using the mail command for sending notifications related to cron jobs, please visit The Cron daemon in Linux and how to create a cron job.
  2. Setting up and using the Mutt email client in Linux: In this post, I cover the basics of sending, receiving, and saving email attachments using Mutt.
  3. The Mailx command line email client vs the Mutt command line email client in Linux: When I first started using Linux Mint via VirtualBox, I came across the Mailx email client, and selected it because it seemed to me that people who created cron jobs used it to receive notifications regarding their jobs. But I quickly realized that it was quite limited, and difficult to use beyond receiving notifications about my cron jobs. After some research, I came across the Mutt email client. When I learned about the variety of features it provided, I downloaded it immediately and started using it for my blog post tutorials as well as my cron jobs. I haven't looked back since.

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