display: unable to load font -microsoft-verdana...

[Curt <curty@free.fr>]

Running squeeze.  The display command (ImageMagick) gives the following
warning (the app will not open at all):

display: unable to load font
`-microsoft-verdana-*-r-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*': Resource temporarily
unavailable @ error/xwindow.c/XBestFont/825.

xdpf says :

Warning: Cannot convert string
"-microsoft-verdana-*-r-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" to type FontStruct

Why are these apps looking for a microsoft font?  Google hasn't been
helpful in resolving this problem.

I am running a recent squeeze netinstall.  I do have missfont.log from
that install in my home directory.  Could be related?  How do I resolve
this?

Any help appreciated.