HT2954 Trouble with email on multiple devices, help!

I have mail setup on my Imac, Ipad and Iphone and sometimes an email will show up on one of the devices and not another. Other times, it will show up on all three, however it shows that it has already been read and I chance missing seeing it in a timely manner. Any ideas why this is happening? I also was just reading one, and went to read it later and it disappeared, very frustratiing!
Thanks!

Is it POP or IMAP accounts we're talking about?
Not much to go on, but it sounds like maybe POP & some devices are set to remove it from the Server after downloading, & others set to leave it, then it sounds like Syncing may be involved if IMAP with the disappearing, the device not getting it resetting the Server or other devices.

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I access my verizon.net email from more than one computer, an ipad and droid razr. I would like when I delete the email from one device it is delted everywhere and not have to delted the same email on every deivice.
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