Bug#271864: exim4-config: debconf version check stops dpkg-reconfigure

[MJ Ray]

Package: exim4-config
Version: 4.34-4
Severity: normal

The check for debconf versions prevents dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config 
from working correctly with some mixed-release systems. I suspect the 
debconf check is too broad, as I've never experienced bug 246742, even 
after hacking the postinst. Shouldn't this be a Conflict rather than a 
postinst failure?

Exim version 4.34 #1 built 13-Sep-2004 10:23:19
Copyright (c) University of Cambridge 2004
Berkeley DB: Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 2.7.7: (08/20/99)
Support for: iconv() IPv6 PAM GnuTLS
Lookups: lsearch wildlsearch nwildlsearch iplsearch cdb dbm dbmnz 
dsearch passwd pgsql
Authenticators: cram_md5 plaintext spa
Routers: accept dnslookup ipliteral manualroute queryprogram redirect
Transports: appendfile/maildir/mailstore autoreply lmtp pipe smtp
Fixed never_users: 0
Contains exiscan-acl patch revision 20 (c) Tom Kistner 
[http://duncanthrax.net/exiscan/]
Configuration file is /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated

-- System Information
Debian Release: 3.0
Architecture: i386
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages exim4-config depends on:
ii  adduser                      3.47        Add and remove users and 
groups
ii  debconf                      1.0.32      Debian configuration 
management sy
ii  passwd                       20000902-12 Change and administer 
password and

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