Mac mail not working after OS 10.9.5 update

I have the same problem as other users.
Since last update of the OS to 10.9.5, the MAIL app does not send email.
It just does a few times a day, on and off.
I tried to take all accounts offline and then take all accounts online again, so many times, does not work.
I tried to reboot; does not work.
I tried deleting my accounts and creating them again, does not work.
I started to like that app, makes me sad to see how bad it got this week.
Does anyone know what is going on??
MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)
HELP!
Re: Mail app drives me crazy, does not sync since last update 10.9.5

On and Off, that's the reason I am 100% convinced it is a software update issue.
It seems that Mail does not connect to servers as it used to.
Sometimes it would work great for a while, and turn back down again for no reason.
Apple will not read those comments as it is a place for mac users only. The only thing we can do is send 1 email per day, that's what i am doing, to "Provide Mail Feedback" in Mail on the bar to complain so they hear about the problem and try to solve it.
Any mac user of the community could help, apart from saying just do not use this app anymore?

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