hi walter: add lines on /etc/apt/sources.list , and try to run, apt-get update and then apt-get install postfix
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ etch main deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ etch main deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main and tell me if you fix this problem. regards claudio. On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 7:46 AM, Walter Sparbier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 >
