Why doesn't Mail automatically retry a down mail server?

Mail has a bit of an annoying problem: when a mail server becomes unreachable for some reason, it takes that account offline, and that account remains offline during subsequent mail checks until the uesr manually takes it online again. Since I use Mail with the favorites bar and the source pane hidden, it happens occasionally that I'm surprised that I haven't received a message, and it turns out that it's because that account has remained offline in Mail and needs to be taken online.
Is there some solution to this?

I have the same problem. I have not seen any effort by the Apple to fix this Its a very big Flaw. I think they are happy with it.

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[EAS] Client Sends:
================
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======================
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=================
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=================
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======================
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Thanks for following up on this and providing a definitive answer. It is much appreciated.
The decision they have made to block the Drafts folder syncing is mildly disappointing.
Unfortunately, the mechanism by which they are implementing this makes it a more serious issue.
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