Bug#297607: dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config hangs, blocks debian installation

[Marc Haber]

On Tue, Mar 01, 2005 at 01:20:40PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote:
> Package: exim4-config
> Version: 4.50-2
> Severity: grave
> Justification: breaks debian installation

yuck!

> base-config runs a dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config as part of the Debian
> installation process so users get a chance to configure exim, which is
> initially installed noninteractively by debootstrap.
> 
> With this new version now in unstable, I've noticed that my all my daily
> debian automatic installation tests of unstable installs have begin to
> fail, because the dpkg-reconfigure run hangs after the questions are
> asked. This is easy to reproduce:
> 
> cow:/home/joey# dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config
> Restarting MTA: exim4.

Does 4.44 from sarge, or the old 4.34 from last week's sarge work on
this system?

Greetings
Marc

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