Package: exim4 Version: 4.44-2 I installed sarge using a weekly CD build about a week old. In debian-installer, I chose the option to leave exim4 unconfigured. (I use a web-based e-mail service. Also, I am a home user and do not need sudo(1) to send me occasional e-mails.)
The blue debconf screen soon scrolled up to reveal one black line, "starting mailer: " or something. There was a 30 or 60 second delay. Then exim4 started. I don't remember if any additional info came up, but I know exim4 was now running because it then printed its name for a split second before debconf reappeared and refreshed the screen. Then, when I removed exim4 later (sudo apt-get remove exim4), I experienced the same delay. I tried to reproduce this bug again today but couldn't. Debconf did not give me an option to leave exim4 unconfigured, presumably because I made a conscious decision to install it this time. However, I did get this interesting set of error messages: --begin log-- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get install exim4 Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light Suggested packages: eximon4 exim4-doc-html exim4-doc-info The following NEW packages will be installed: exim4 exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light 0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/1353kB of archives. After unpacking 2986kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package exim4-config. (Reading database ... 72862 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking exim4-config (from .../exim4-config_4.44-2_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package exim4-base. Unpacking exim4-base (from .../exim4-base_4.44-2_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package exim4-daemon-light. Unpacking exim4-daemon-light (from .../exim4-daemon-light_4.44-2_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package exim4. Unpacking exim4 (from .../e/exim4/exim4_4.44-2_all.deb) ... Setting up exim4-config (4.44-2) ... Setting up exim4-base (4.44-2) ... Setting up exim4-daemon-light (4.44-2) ... Starting MTA: 2005-03-27 21:48:12 Exim configuration error in line 6 of /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated: malformed macro definition Warning! Invalid configuration file for exim4. Exiting. invoke-rc.d: initscript exim4, action "start" failed. Reloading exim4 configuration files 2005-03-27 21:48:12 Exim configuration error in line 6 of /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated: malformed macro definition Warning! Invalid configuration file for exim4. Exiting. invoke-rc.d: initscript exim4, action "reload" failed. Setting up exim4 (4.44-2) ... [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ --end log-- This bug is frustrating because I never wanted exim installed in the first place. Thanks for listening, js
