Package: dpkg
Version: 1.4.0.33

dpkg --forget-old-unavail only removes unavailable packages from the
status file which have Status: purge ok not-installed, but not those
which have Status: hold ok not-installed, which is the usual state of
play for never-installed packages.

   Julian

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  Julian Gilbey, Dept of Maths, QMW, Univ. of London. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
             Debian GNU/Linux Developer.  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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