[monsieurbanana]

But does vim have a top class email plugin that allows powerful research, editing, sending and receiving emails?

Because Emacs does. Choose smart, choose Emacs.

(this comment is written half in jest)

https://www.djcbsoftware.nl/code/mu/mu4e.html

[gjjrfcbugxbhf]

No. The way to write your emails in vim is to use an email client that lets you open the text in an editor of your choice. E.g. mutt, or a webclient combined with an add on that let's your open textarea in an external editor (vimperator or its all text).

P.s. emacs sounds like a great OS - are there any add ons that allow one to open its textareas in a decent editor? :p

[milesrout]

Well no, because vim isn't an email client. It is a text editor, and good email clients can use it to edit emails.