ITunes File Sharing question

I really like the reader, mainly because it's uncomplicated an uncluttered, but I'm having a problem with importing files into it. I opened a .pdf from an eMail with the option open with Adobe Reader and the file is now on the list in the iPad app. When I sync with iTunes the file is not listed in the file sharing section under the adobe reader app. Is it meant to be like this? I thought files imorted into the iPad app from email attachements would show up on that list under the corresponding app, that's the app you open the attachment with?
And since I'm already writing this, I'd like to second the feature request for additional organization options, like folder creation, file moving and renaming on the file list screen.
Thanks!

File opened from email is stored in the Inbox folder of your app. itunes does not support browsing through the Inbox ( or any other folder). Hence, you did not find the file in the file-list.
Thanks for the feature request. We will try to add this functionality in the future release(s) of Adobe Reader.

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