IMAP, iPhone and Mail

I picked up an iPhone a month ago. and switched to IMAP for my mail reading. Mail has been working great for a few weeks, but recently my laptop is having sync issues with the mailbox. New messages are coming in on my iPhone with no problem. On the desktop, when i wake for the day and check mail I can see it reading the messages, but they do not appear. I have tried to re-sync, rebuild, take the box online/offline, etc. The only solution is to login to my web client, move the new messages to another box, and then move back to the Inbox. Once my laptop is open, any new messages come in fine, it just seems to be some issue with when I go to sleep.
I have not tried removing the account from Mail prefs. Would this do the trick?
Very frustrating!

_*5 minutes later_:* I realize I need to be more clear. I see two copies of the messages when viewing them in a smart folder. However, when I view the GMail Inbox, I see only one copy. The only rule for the smart folder is From contains comics. Why would this lead to two copies? The preference for including messages in Trash is not selected. I'm out of guesses.

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The behavior you're describing applies to POP or POP3 accounts. IMAP email account will reflect the same status for messages on all clients that use the IMAP account.
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http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mobile/comms/mail/imap-01.html
To set up IMAP on your mobile device please use these settings:
Incoming Server - imap.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing Server - smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Incoming Port - 993 (requires SSL)
Outgoing Port - 465 (requires SSL/TLS)
Username: full email address (for example, [email protected] or [email protected])
Password: the password you login to Yahoo! with.
If you are having trouble setting up IMAP on your mobile device we recommend reviewing your phones instruction manual or contacting your mobile provider for support.
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=78799
You can use the following information to configure IMAP with many mail clients. If you encounter difficulties, we suggest contacting your mail client's customer support department for further instructions -- we're unable to provide assistance with configuring mail clients not listed here.
Incoming Mail (IMAP) Server - requires SSL:     imap.gmail.com
Use SSL: Yes
Port: 993
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server - requires TLS:     smtp.gmail.com (use authentication)
Use Authentication: Yes
Use STARTTLS: Yes (some clients call this SSL)
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