The fix for this particular package is easy, changing 'exim4' to 'default-mta'.This raises the bigger question of whether we should apply such a change to all debian packages that depend on exim4 and aren't exim4 specific. There are quite a few listed in exim4's reverse depends:
Reverse Depends: logcheck,exim4 trn4,exim4 xdeview,exim4 whatsnewfm,exim4 wanna-build,exim4 vzdump,exim4 vm,exim4 uudeview,exim4 uucp,exim4 usemod-wiki,exim4 uqwk-spool,exim4 typo3-src-4.3,exim4 typo3-dummy,exim4 tripwire,exim4 tkrat,exim4 tin,exim4 systraq,exim4 sxid,exim4 solid-pop3d,exim4 sn,exim4 smokeping,exim4 signing-party,exim4 schleuder,exim4 sauce,exim4 rt3.8-clients,exim4 rkhunter,exim4 request-tracker3.8,exim4 reportbug,exim4 renattach,exim4 qpopper-drac,exim4 qpopper,exim4 psad,exim4 prayer-accountd,exim4 prayer,exim4 popa3d,exim4 phpbb3,exim4 mumble-server-web,exim4 movabletype-opensource,exim4 mlmmj,exim4 mailutils,exim4 mailto,exim4 mailscanner,exim4 maildrop,exim4 mailagent,exim4 log2mail,exim4 lire,exim4 libsbuild-perl,exim4 libnews-article-perl,exim4 killer,exim4 ipband,exim4 inn2,exim4 ifgate,exim4 heirloom-mailx,exim4 gup,exim4 greylistd,exim4 gotmail,exim4 gosa,exim4 gnats-user,exim4 gnats,exim4 gforge-mta-exim4,exim4 fwknop-server,exim4 fcron,exim4 email-reminder,exim4 drupal6,exim4 debsecan,exim4 darcs-monitor,exim4 citadel-server,exim4 buildd,exim4 bugzilla3,exim4 biabam,exim4 autolog,exim4 altermime,exim4 alpine,exim4 subversion-tools,exim4 mailman,exim4 logcheck,exim4 cron,exim4 apt-listchanges,exim4 -- Drupal package lists exim instead of postfix as preferred MTA https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/582255 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
