New Folders in iOS 5.1 Mail

Mail appears to have only 3 mailboxes: Inbox, Sent, and Trash. The iOS 5.1 manual says that to add new mailboxes, "Go to the mailboxes list, tap Edit, then tap New Mailbox."  However, there is no Edit button on that list to tap. Others have said that either you cannot set up new mailboxes in iOS, or that it has something to do with the mail server for the account being used. Does anyone have more clarity on this matter? Thanks...

Responding to self: Researching this further, I can see that the server-side functionality of the iMap protocol makes it the obvious choice for the iCloud. (Including the ability to create folders on the server, having accounts accessed simultaneously by multiple users, selectively showing parts of a mime message, etc.) And whatever works best with iCloud and .me accounts must inevitably drive iOS development.
I'm guessing that recreating any substantial client-side folder functionality would weigh-down the Mail client in iOS substantially, which would go against a 'fundamental tenet of design,' i.e. the iPad being an i/o device in a cloud-computing universe.
Sorry James if that's what you were referring to. Question then becomes whether or not to convert all of ones email accounts to IMAP, fully embracing the cloud, or just use the iPad for minimal, temporary surf & respond emailing.

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