Replying/forwarding mail reduces To/From field

Hi,
When I reply to or forward a mail from some of my iDevices (happens on some iPads and iPhones, different models too), the To and from field of the previous e-mail gets reduced to something like the following On 5 Sept 2013, at 16:00, "User X" <useremail address> wrote:
instead of the usual
From: User X
Sent: 05 September 2013.....
To: User Y
Subject: Whatever
All of these accounts are going through an exchange server 2010 and setting it up on an iPad in the lab doing the same thing I am unable to replicate it. Though having gone through my e-mail archives I see it is both iPads and iPhones. Also. it is only the previous email in the chain that it does this to, it doesn't touch any of the other ones below that.
Help please!

I have been having the same issue since late September and been in touch with Apple support since. First they said they had no other reports on it so it was my phone. I started checking and found many other with the same issue. I called back and finally in November I was told they were aware of the issue and was working on it. The first week of January I called again and was told the update first week of February was going to correct this. I did the new software update and guest what....IT STILL DOESN'T WORK!!! It is now February 14th and I am on the phone once again for the same issue that was known back in October 2009. I am paying $30 for data plan that I can not utilize 100%. My question after being patient for 5 months is who is going to refund me a portion of my data plan? Apple or AT&T?? This is a software problem that really needs addressed. Apple just releases an iPAD and can't correct this email issue??

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