Mail Intermittent Outgoing Mail Server

I have had issues with mac mail and my imap email account since upgrading to maverick's. My incoming mail is fine, but randomly when sending an emailI get this message:
The server “avery.zephyrstudio.com” cannot be contacted on the default ports.
Select a different outgoing mail server from the list below or click Try Later to leave the message in your Outbox until it can be sent.
So these emails then sit in my outbox. Sometimes I quit mail, relaunch and all the messages in the outbox all fly out at once. Sometimes that does not fix it and I either reboot, or quit/launch again until they send.
Any idea what the issue is? I can send email using squirrel mail, and on my iphone when mac mail is doing this, so it appears to be a maverick's mac mail issue.
Thanks

Hi masonavery,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this. Click on the link to see more details and screenshots.
OS X Mail: Troubleshooting sending and receiving email messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3276
I hope this information helps ....
- Judy

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