Why does mail cancel shutdown?

when I try to shut down a message appears Mail cancelled shutdown.
Also when the iMac goes into sleep mode by itself (on timer) it cannot be awakenned by touching a key as it used to.

Upgrade to 10.9.2 regardless, unless you depend on Airplay:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1726
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6831
This will not fix your issue with shut down. Mail if busy according to the Window on Activity, will likely stop shutdown until it is finished. You should stop mail from all activity, and then quit Mail, and then shutdown.
As for the sleep issue, that may be do to connected peripherals not compatible with Sleep.

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Mail cancels shutdown

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It sounds like a feature, not a problem to me. Your shutdown is not interrupting mail's activity. For most folks, if mail is in the middle of sending and/or receiving something, it sounds beneficial to let mail finish what it's doing before shutting down.
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Hey there Mike,
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11764
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http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
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