[TheShade001]

thanks for the replies. Just to avoid confusion, i am not referring to my hotmail which is pushing fine with no problems. It is the pop accounts that are behaving mysteriously.

no they are not getting deleted the same day. They stay there until a new message arrives. then the old ones get deleted as the new one/ones come in (only when i hit send/receive). If i don't hit send and receive they stay in my inbox.

no they are not getting deleted off of the server...only on my phone. I have 'delete from server' checked off.

how many messages do i keep on my phone? i havent been able to keep old messages (from the pop account) because they go away whenever new mail comes in.

I have gone though all the mail settings (including all the advanced options) and havent seen an option that seems to handle this feature. I could be missing it though.

thanks again for the replies. at least i know there is something on my end.