Need E-mail that doesn't read on Server

[MasonB]

Hi guys,

I need an e-mail application that sends all e-mails to my phone, but doesn't read them on the server (unless I actually read them).

I have to check my parents e-mail on-the-go, so when I sync it to my phone, all the e-mails are recieved very well. However, right as the phone gets the e-mails, it reads them on the server without me even touching the e-mails (which gets very annoying to my parents). Is there anyway to make it so that when my phone pulls the e-mails that it doesn't read them on the server?

I have the Samsung Moment, and the e-mail server is Yahoo. I've tried both K-9 and the default e-mail app, but niether have let me have this setting (as far as I'm aware).

Thanks!
Mason

 

[Squiggy]

What you're asking for should be - and for me it is - the default behavior. Here's a thread from yesterday

 

[MasonB]

I've changed my question to maybe make it a little more clear. The default does this:

-Pulls mail from server
-Marks all unread on phone
-Marks all mail read on server when pulling the e-mails*

*This is the one I don't want it to do.

This is what I want it to do (worked on my old phone, Samsung Rant):

-Pulls mail from server
-E-mails on phone are the same state as they are on the server when pulled
-All e-mails on server are left alone when pulling the e-mails (so, if it is read on server, it remains read. Same goes for unread mail).
-When marked read/unread on phone, it does the same on the server


I'll make sure to check my old phone and see if there's anything different on that one.

If I'm being a tad confusing, feel free to say so.

Thanks!

 

[400ixl]

Use the POP3 protocol instead of iMAP and it will leave the state alone on the server.

 

[MasonB]

I probably should have added that it is a POP3, Sbcglobal account.

 

[MasonB]

I have checked the settings and I still can't find anything that will change it. Anyone else have suggestions?