I wonder if those files should really be conffiles at all, as it is asking for a lot of confirmations to override with new maintainer's version from anyone trying to upgrade from one version to another (for example Sarge to Etch), while those files have never been modified by the user.
If they are not conffiles, they should not be in /etc either (they take 2.4M on my Sarge) by FHS. Thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]