IOS7 mail problem: Can't Limit Recent Messages

It seems iOS7 eliminated the option to set the number of recent e-mails to have on the phone. Looking at the MacWorld guide to iOS7 I found the following : "Similarly, a few settings are no longer available: the option to choose how many recent messages to show..." This is a problem for me, I have about 30,000 gmail messages, I don't need them all on the phone. Unless there is an option I can't find, I would respectfully request Apple consider providing thie "# recent" option to iOS7.

Unfortunately, there isnt an option anymore. It shows you all messages on you mail host server. You can leave feedback for this request http://www.apple.com/feedback/

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Hi all:)
I have a bit of a problem with my mail. When I 'reply' to a message, the sender's address does not come up in the 'to' field. I can type in an address and can put in a subject, but the cursor will not go down to the main body of the message. The same thing happens when I try to send a 'New' message - I can input an email address in the 'To' field and type in a Subject, but the cursor will not go down into the main body - consequently, I can't type a message.
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Hi gav, and a welcome to the forums!
Yes, you can, but Might try this first...
Quit Mail...
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I just setup a brand new Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server and began transferring mail from offline mailboxes to the IMAP structure on the server. This works fine in Apple Mail, as it displays the entire message list and keeps a local cache. However, this does not work properly on my iPad, iPhone or those same iDevices belonging to my colleagues.
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Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache. In order to try to fix these problems, the first step is to clear both cookies and the cache.
Note: ''This will temporarily log you out of all sites you're logged in to.''
To clear cache and cookies do the following:
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#Under "Time range to clear", select "Everything".
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#Now click the ''Clear now'' button.
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''(If you're not using it, switch to the Default theme.)''
* You can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the '''Shift''' key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
* Or open the Help menu and click on the '''Restart with Add-ons Disabled...''' menu item while Firefox is running.
''Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode"''
'''''If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode''''', your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] article for that.
''To exit the Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.''
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Mail problems-can't click reply and more

When I first got my Imac I transfer all data from my older machine running OS X. Mail worked just fine for a couple of weeks then it started having the same problem I have now. I tried rebuilding and throwing away the preference but no luck so I gave up and reinstalled Mail which caused me to lose my emails and accounts. I set up everything again and things ran fine for the past year. Now I’m having the same problem.
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If you lost your mail it has to be because you did something else you shouldn’t have done either, such as deleting the accounts or something like that. Or maybe nothing has really been deleted and your old mail is just inaccessible as a result of something you did...
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<hr>
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If your device is signed into an old iCloud ID, and if it is an earlier version of your current ID*, do the following:
Make sure you are signed into iMessage and FaceTime with your current ID. If they are signed into the old ID, go to Settings>Messages>Send & Receive and Settings>FaceTime, tap the ID, sign out, then sign back in with your current ID.
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* If that's not the case, you'll have to contact the Apple account security team and ask for assistance resetting the password for the old ID: Apple ID: Contacting Apple for help with Apple ID account security. You'll have to be able to prove your identity to them before they will do this.

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Quit Mail.
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What type of account(s)? (POP, IMAP, Exchange)
What email provider? (iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Earthlink, Comcast, ATT, other)
If other please identity provider.
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