Mail IMAP email limit

Hello,
I'm trying to figure out how to increase the amount of synced 'read' emails for IMAP email account on the Mail application. Currently it seems to only keep two weeks, can I make this like the iCloud mail and have all my mail on the Mail application. For example If I want to search for an email I had six months ago I can locate it.
We've recently had to upgrade from POP but i'm unsure why it limits my read mail? The pop account downloaded everything.
I'm also trying to increase this limit on my iPhone/iPad, not to the same 'everything' but certainly more than two weeks.
Thanks for your help,
Tom

Thanks BobTheFisherman it was in fact my e-mail provider, no idea why they decided to limit it as the default.
Anyway thanks again.
Tom

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