OSX 10.10 Mail, check for new mail at system startup?

When I start the mail app, it will check for new messages. But can the mail app be set to automatically check for new mail at system startup? I typically do not "re open apps when logging back in".
THANKS

Leave Mail running and set it to check every minute. AFAIK, there's no way to check otherwise.
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