Especially when autotrading short to mid term positions, in case of connection loss to the broker or a system crash, the positions should not be left unprotected.
If at the time of the connection loss to the broker an order to enter a position (e.g. a buy market, buy limit or stop buy) has been submitted, but not yet been filled, the attached exit strategies cannot be submitted to the broker and the positions are left unprotected until Multicharts restores normal operation, which for an autotrading system may be many hours. In this case it would be critical to store at least an attached stop loss order server-side at the broker so when MC is unable to trade, the positions are managed gracefully.
The Interactive Brokers support said the IB API supports server-side attach orders, but MC support said MC does not support IB server-side attach order and there are no plans for the future - therefore I was suggested to open a ticket here.
I think it is very important for a client side autotrading system like Multicharts or Ninjatrader to protect positions in case the ability to trade breaks down otherwise you jump into a high risk situation without noticing until it is too late or even if you notice you cannot act in a timely manner.