Syncing iPhone mail to Mac Mail

I use my Yahoo account on Mac Mail with no problems. However, when I sync to the iPhone, it gets every message from Yahoo.com (I'm guessing) instead of the <100 I have on Mac Mail.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
I have tried checking the Replace Mail box on the syncing info menu.
Thanks very much.

The sync function for email accounts with the iPhone is for transferring email account setup information only from your computer to the iPhone so the account does not need to be manually created on the iPhone. This does not sync messages.
If this is a POP account, mailboxes and messages for the account are not synced with the iPhone. The iPhone's email client is similar to any other email client - new messages received by the incoming mail server for the account are downloaded to the iPhone with an account preference setting for removing messages from the server when downloaded - just as is available with the email client used on your computer to download new message with the account. Messages sent with a POP account with the iPhone's email client are stored locally on the iPhone only just as messages sent with the email client used on your computer for a POP account can only be stored locally on your hard drive.
If you want mailboxes and messages for an email account synchronized with the email client used on your computer and with the iPhone's email client, you need an IMAP account which is designed for this.

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I would appreciate if anyone would help me.
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