Can e-mail be set up like a push notification?

There are a couple of apps on my phone that have the "push" notification system (ex. Facebook) which I like because it means I don't have to open the apps anytime I wanna know if I have a message or alert. i've noticed that mail doesn't do this though. If I get a new e-mail, my phone doesn't notify me. The only way to know is for me to open mail. Is there a setting for mail so that I don't have to open Mail everytime I wanna know if I have mail or not, kinda like push notification?

Csound1 wrote:
In mail? or on AOL's website
In Mail go to Preferences>Accounts> edit the account you want to push, Advanced Tab select 'use idle command if server supports it'
Which mail preferences should I access? The one of my desktop Mac or my phone?

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