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iPhone and iPod touch: If IMAP Mail folders are not visible

Submitted by jive on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 16:12
If you sync IMAP mail account settings from your computer to iPhone or iPod touch, and the IMAP folders on your computer are all shown under your Inbox folder, then it might not work as expected on the device.

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