Two simple (?) questions about GNU emacs

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From: Brian W. Ogilvie
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 1990 19:22

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Greetings, netland!

I have two questions, which I hope are simple. I'm a GNU emacs
beginner, and I want to do the following:

1. Set up my .emacs (or whatever the profile file is called) so that
when I start an emacs process it defaults to text fill mode.

2. Use an existing emacs process as my default editor for responding
to news postings and mail (I use the mh mail system).

If some emacs.guru out there can tell me whether these things can be
done and if so, how, I'd be eternally grateful. Please email, as I
don't regularly read this group.

Thanks in advance,
Brian.
--
Brian W. Ogilvie           "Find a need and fool it!"
ogil@midway.uchicago.edu              --Zippy the Pinhead

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Subject: Two simple (?) questions about GNU emacs
Summary: Defaulting to text fill mode; using an emacs process as mail editor
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