On Mon, Feb 07, 2000 at 08:20:30PM +0000, Sven Gaerner wrote: > Hi, > > dpkg -S mimencode did not show this imformation as i ran it last time. > I just installed metamail and now get this program.
Yes, dpkg -S can inform only about installed files. In general you have to read file .../debian/dists/potato/Contents-i386.gz from any debian mirrors. Mirek