This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report which was filed against the emacs package: #4239: 23.1.50; Pause during Emacs startup with recentf-mode It has been closed by Michael Albinus . Their explanation is attached below along with your original report. If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate message then please contact Michael Albinus by replying to this email. -- 4239: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=4239 Emacs Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems