email handeling iphone vs ipod touch

I had an ipod touch before and loved the way it handled my email. My email is from our DSL provider so its not yahoo, hotmail, ect. Using my ipod touch I could view my emails or trash them and when I went to my computer they would still be there ready to download. Now using my iphone when I view an email and trash it its never there when I hit get mail on my computer.

Also using my ipod touch when I viewed an email then later download the same email on my computer it would stay on my ipod touch. Now whenever I download my email on my computer it empties my iphone inbox.

The email settings on the ipod touch and iphone are exactly the same. Why are they handling things differently? I don't get it?

Frustrated

Givmeabrek said:

What kind of email account?? If a pop3 account you have to go to the advanced settings and under Delete From Server set to Never.

That way your computer will handle deletions.

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Yes it is a pop3 account. Using Thunderbird on my computer. I can't leave them on there forever as I am only allowed so much space and after a week everyone gets an mailbox full message.

I don't think that's it anyway cuz the ipod touch and iphone both handle it differnently right now with the settings as they are in thunderbird.