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Unnecessary "could not connect to mail server" messages when not connected

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Sometimes my computer is not connected to the internet. During this time I constantly get a million popups saying "could not connect to mail server".

Is there anyway to disable these popups? I know I'm offline because my computer is offline.

Sometimes my computer is not connected to the internet. During this time I constantly get a million popups saying "could not connect to mail server". Is there anyway to disable these popups? I know I'm offline because my computer is offline.

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Close your email client.

Or switch off all the options to collect email message downloads automatically and by schedule.