Question : IMAP mail on iPhone and Outlook 2003 doesn't sync Sent Items properly

I've set up three IMAP mail accounts on Outlook 2003 and my iPhone.  I've subscribed to all the IMAP folders available and the Inbox, Drafts, Sent and Trash folders are all showing.  The problem is that when I send an email from Outlook it puts a copy in the general Sent folder rather than the specific IMAP account's Sent folder.  As a result it doesn't sync sent items to the iPhone. However, if I create and send an email on the iPhone this works fine, and the sent email can be seen in Outlook.  Can Outlook place sent items in the right folder so it syncs?

The remote mail server is running Linux with Pop and Imap support.

Answer : IMAP mail on iPhone and Outlook 2003 doesn't sync Sent Items properly

" Presumably there isn't a way to move rather than copy?"

Nope, the problem is that it must download the message in order to copy it, therefore marking the message as new. It is on the server side that is why it always shows the copies as new.

"Also, can I set up a rule to mark the message as read?"

Sure, you can set it up to automatically mark new messages as read.

"When I tested it the copy showed as unread (though not the original, which is odd)."

Sounds like it is already set up that way