Mac mail periodically stops connecting to imap server

I have mail set up on both my iPhone and MacBook Air. Everything works great with mail on the iPhone. However, periodically throughout the day, Mac Mail decides to stop connecting to the imap server. Quitting Mac Mail and restarting it corrects the problem. It continues working for awhile but then stops at what seems to be random times. It's quite frustrating.
Any ideas how to correct the problem on the MacBook Air.

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