Subject: Warning: Newline present in parameters passed to debconf Package: postfix Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable Tags: l10n
*** Please type your report below this line *** -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-6-686 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) i Installed Debian 4.0 r0 Updated with apt-get update / apt-get dist-upgrade afterwards. Then i tried to install postfix. apt-get install postfix Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: openssl ssl-cert Suggested packages: ca-certificates postfix-mysql postfix-pgsql postfix-ldap postfix-pcre sasl2-bin libsasl2-modules resolvconf postfix-cdb The following packages will be REMOVED: exim4 exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light The following NEW packages will be installed: openssl postfix ssl-cert 0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 4 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 2101kB of archives. After unpacking 1163kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Get:1 http://ftp.freenet.de etch/main ssl-cert 1.0.14 [11.1kB] Get:2 http://ftp.freenet.de etch/main postfix 2.3.8-2+b1 [1089kB] Get:3 http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main openssl 0.9.8c-4etch3 [1001kB] Fetched 2101kB in 6s (316kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Warning: Newline present in parameters passed to debconf. This will probably cause strange things to happen! The installation starts. I used "Internet Access with smarthost" I have the possibility to enter the dns name of my smarthost. Then i see the output and the system "hangs" with the error listed above. I can get back to the prompt by typing CTRL-C. Postfix is not installed: dpkg --status postfix Package `postfix' is not installed and no info is available. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. It is possilble to install postfix by choosing "no configuration" during the installation. Then i started dpkg-reconfigure postfix - internet access with smarthost Now is see the following window: â Give a comma-separated list of domains that this machine should consider itself the final destination for. If this is a mail domain gateway, you â â probably want to include the top-level domain. â â â â Other destinations to accept mail for? (blank for none) â â â â Internet with smarthost, mailrelay.local, localhost.no-ip.org, localhost________________________________________________________________________ â â â â <Ok> <Cancel> â â â I assume that the "Internet with smarthost" entry is causing the problem during the initial installation. Later during the installation i got the following error âââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ⤠Postfix Configuration ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ â â â Bad recipient delimiter â â â â The recipient delimiter is a single character, you entered too many characters. Please try again. â â â â "ok" â â â â <Ok> â â â âââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ I have not changed anything and used the default: see here: âââââââââââââââââ⤠Postfix Configuration ââââââââââââââââââ â What character defines a local address extension? â â â â To not use address extensions, leave the string blank. â â â â Local address extension character? â â â â +______________________________________________________ â â â â <Ok> <Cancel> â â â âââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ Even if i delete the '+' it is not possible to skip it. I get the error message 'Bad recipient delimiter' again and again. So no luck.... Regards, Walter -- Der GMX SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! Ideal für Modem und ISDN: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer
