Package: apticron
Version: 1.1.27
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

apticron's mail notification fails:

debian:~# LANG=C apticron
Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8: No such file or directory

reason:
debian:~# grep mailx 
   ) 2>&1 | /usr/bin/mailx -a "Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8" -s 
"$DISTRIB_ID package updates on $SYSTEM" 
$EMAIL

Parameter "-a" has to be followed by a file name (see man page of mailx):
"       -a file
              Attach the given file to the message."

mailx package:
debian:~# readlink /usr/bin/mailx
/etc/alternatives/mailx
debian:~# readlink /etc/alternatives/mailx
/usr/bin/heirloom-mailx


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.3
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages apticron depends on:
ii  apt                0.7.20.2+lenny1       Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii  bsd-mailx          8.1.2-0.20071201cvs-3 A simple mail user agent
ii  debconf [debconf-2 1.5.24                Debian configuration management sy
ii  ucf                3.0016                Update Configuration File: preserv

Versions of packages apticron recommends:
ii  apt-listchanges               2.83       package change history notificatio
ii  iproute                       20080725-2 networking and traffic control too

apticron suggests no packages.

-- debconf information:
  apticron/notification: root



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