> Maybe my sources.list file just dosen't have the package in it because
> I
> get this when using apt-get install squirrelmail.
>
> CLOUD:/usr/lib/cgi-bin# apt-get install squirrelmail
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> Package squirrelmail has no available version, but exists in the
> database.
> This typically means that the package was mentioned in a dependency
> and 
> never uploaded, has been obsoleted or is not available with the
> contents
>
> of sources.list
> E: Package squirrelmail has no installation candidate

i think you had already covered that, but okay.
it seems to me that you have 3 choices:

1. upgrade to woody
2. place a few lines into your sources.list
 file and upgrade all the packages needed to
 install squirrelmail
3. find a different web-based email application

######################
# my sources.list file
######################
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main
deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main
deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main

deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main
deb-src ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main
deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main

deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main


-- hope that helps
(==timothy==)

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