What does mail days to sync mean?

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What does mail days to sync mean?

Hello,
I have an iphone and use Exchange. It was working fine until I updated to the new Iphone software. Now some strange things are happening. There are events showing up that shouldn't be (on the wrong days). I was told that the mail days to sync might be a problem. Any thoughts? And what does mail days to sync mean and what should the setting be set at?
Thanks

G5, G4, iPhone, mac Book Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Nov 16, 2008 6:07 PM

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Answer 1

LenH

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Nov 16, 2008 6:39 PM in response to willpowern

There are two settings of interest:
+Mail days to sync+ (how many days back the device will show email for)
Sync (how many weeks or months back to show events for)

Sync is found in Settings->Mail,Contacts,Calendar->Sync

+Mail days to sync+ is found in Settings->Accounts (account name)->Mail days to sync

The settings should be based on your own personal preferences and needs.

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willpowern Author

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Nov 16, 2008 7:52 PM in response to LenH

thanks. Have you heard about any problems with these settings. Will they cause problems if not set correctly?

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LenH

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Nov 17, 2008 7:00 AM in response to willpowern

The 35 or so folks in our company haven't reported any issues. I haven't been tracking this on the forums, either. Sorry I can't be more helpful.

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