This is an iPhone design choice on Apple's part, not an ActiveSync limitation.
Just FYI: On a Windows Mobile 6 device, to automatically ActiveSync subfolders, go to Menu-Tools-Manage Folders... and click checkboxes for the folders you want. All are downloaded via push or schedule (I no longer use push to save battery life; ymmv), and all folders show boldfaced number of unread messages in the folder popup menu, but only new messages in Inbox will trigger the "you have new mail" toast.
Is it possible to configure an iPhone to use ActiveSync for contacts/calendars but IMAP for email? That might better accomplish your stated goal. In my experience, one advantage of IMAP over ActiveSync is that IMAP can handle HTML-formatted content. |