Possible conflict with open messages in Mail and iPhone

Aug 05, '08 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: rycardo

Be aware that if you leave an email message displayed/open on your iPhone, that message may not appear in Mail's messages list on your computer(s).

I've tried to replicate the issue with other messages, but wasn't able to do so 100% of the time. So I'm not sure why sometimes this is the case, and other times not. In any event, this is how it happened:

On my iPhone, the "missing" message was still displayed in the Mail app. I closed the message by returning to the messages list, and after a couple minutes, that message was once again in the messages list.

I'm using a MobileMe account, and in Account Settings » Advanced, I have Keep copies of messages for offline viewing set to All messages, but omit attachments.

So if you seem to be missing a message in Mail, check to make sure that message isn't displayed on your iPhone. If you can explain why sometimes this happens, but not always, that would be helpful, too!

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