I tried to use it as my mail client, I loaded it up and configured it, but it wasn't working. I did some very basic troubleshooting but couldn't find anything

I tried to use it as my mail client, I loaded it up and configured it, but it wasn't working. I did some very basic troubleshooting but couldn't find anything wrong and after a few web searches couldn't figure out how to find relevant logs to see what was broken. I gave up and moved on.