Does itunes backup Exchange e-mail

Hi All,
I am investigating implementing iPhone 4G with Exchange 2007 for my client. I need to know for sure if iTunes backs up Exchange e-mails (synced via ActiveSync) or not. I will be enforcing certain policies on the iphone via ActiveSync but that is all for not if users can backup their Exchange e-mails unencrypted via iTunes to their personal laptops. I know that iTunes backups can be encrypted but it would be a much simpler implementation if I do not have to worry about enforcing encrypted backups. I called AppleCare support and the tech advised that Exchange e-mails are not backed up via iTunes. However, he could not provide any official documentation to confirm that. He directed me to http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766, which I had already read. This document says that "Mail Accounts" are backed up and also has other references to ActiveSync and Exchange but it never explicitly says, "Exchange e-mails are not backed up via iTunes." Can anyone with some expert experience with this please confirm?
Many thanks for your help!
R

This document (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4859) references Mail settings. I have considered iCloud backup to be the same thing as an iTunes backup in regards to what it backs up and I was always under the assumption, based on those Apple documents, that it was only the mail settings and not the mail itself.

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