Mac Mail Sync Problems

I'm trying to get OS X Mail to sync with my hotmail and gmail accounts. I can get it to fetch, but it won't sync the other way. When I open those accounts on other devices/computers, all the mail I read on my Mac still show as unread. It works fine on my iPhone iOS and I want it to work the same on my Mac. Attempts at googling this mostly come up with "it's a pop problem, talk to hotmail" which sounds good, but why does it work on my iPhone? I hope I explained this enough and any help would be appreciated.

Hello harald16,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
If I were you, I'd start with troubleshooting the Mail application by following the steps in the following article:
OS X Mail: Troubleshooting sending and receiving email messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3276
Take care,
Alex H.

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