I can confirm the situation (bug?) for maverick. As a workaround I used:
sudo apt-get --no-install-recommends install smartmontools
as stated here: 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidReleaseNotes#Recommended%20packages%20installed%20by%20default

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smartmontools recommends mailx
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/158909
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