Question: How can I make sure that Emacs opens files with extension `*.rec` as normal text files?

When I try to open a file with the extnsion `*.rec`, I get the error message `Running someFile.rec...done` without the file being opened.

[![Screenshot](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KYwU5.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KYwU5.png)

I assume that `rec-mode` is not installed because its status is `Available from gnu` (see below).

[![Status of the rec-mode package](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ujlGX.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ujlGX.png)

What can I do in order for Emacs to open `*.rec` files as plain, normal text files?

Answer: 
To tell Emacs that `*.rec` files should be opened in `text-mode`:

```el
(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.rec\\'" . text-mode))

```
Use `M-x find-file-literally` Emacs will use `fundamental-mode` as the major mode. Then change to txt mode.