On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:19:01 +0200 Francesco Poli (t1000) wrote:

[...]
> I think that it should be removed from users' systems, but some users
> may have customized this system-wide configuration file, hence a
> strategy to preserve those local modifications should be implemented.
> 
> I don't know which is the recommended practice in these cases: you
> probably know better.

This blog entry seems to describe the recommended method to remove
an obsolete conffile:
http://raphaelhertzog.com/2010/10/07/the-right-way-to-remove-an-obsolete-conffile-in-a-debian-package/

I hope this helps.
Bye.

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