Importing e-folders and Syncing Emails

I have recently purchased a MacBook Air (without outlook) and am currently accessing two email addresses in Mail. One a hotmail account and another from 123.reg. My question is that on my iPhone I was able to download my email folders and my email syncs real time but with the mac this does not seem to happen. I.e if I send a message from my hotmail on my iPhone it won't appear in my sent folder on my mac. I've spoken to one advisor who told me it's not possible with the mac. surely if I can get them all on my Apple IPhone and they sync up this should be possible on my MacAir or have I just spoken to the wrong advisor?!!!! Help please?

This is the way Apple has currently implemented Microsoft ActiveSync. ActiveSync on Windows Mobile allows you to pick which folders sync. Apple has decided to only sync the inbox in real time and all other folders require you to enter them first.
The AS protocol allows for more configuration options, but Apple is not using them or giving us access to them at this time.
All I can suggest is that you give Apple some feedback:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

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