How do you disable automatic checking of email in Mail.app when lid is closed ?

In Mail.app my settings dictate that email will only be downloaded manually when I want it to be downloaded. However, if I close the lid of my Macbook Pro Retina with Mail.app running, it will download mail automatically for me.
Surely it should respect the settings of Mail.app and if I want it to be downloaded manually, then it should never download email automatically when the lid is closed ? Is there a way around this, or someway to disable it aside from having to close down mail everytime I shut the lid ?

It sounds like your machine is using "Power Nap".
Yes? No?
Mountain Lion: About Power Nap
If this is in fact the case, I agree it should respect your email settings, but I guess it doesn't, based upon your description.
Apple - Mac OS X - Feedback
You can turn power nap off in System Preferences, Energy Saver.
charlie

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