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// Mike H writes:

> How do you set the .emacs files such that the default font is Courier
> 14 size?

(set-default-font "-adobe-courier-medium-r-normal-*-*-140-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1")

> Is it possible to modify .emacs file such that emacs will
> automatically run on background.

You can put (server-start t) in your .emacs file. When Emacs is running,
use "emacsclient <filename>" to open a new buffer with <filename>. Close
the buffer with 'C-x #'.

-- 
Ciao, Sebastian