Bug#660949: exim4-config: exim4 cannot be installed due to an 'Invalid new configfile'

[Kai Boenke]

>> It does not get to the point where it would ask me about the
>> configuration. Installation stops before that.
>>
>> /etc/mailname is "lantan.selune\".
>
> Why?
>

Wish I knew... I checked /proc/sys/kernel/domainname,
/proc/sys/kernel/hostname, /etc/hosts, /etc/hostname,
/etc/resolv.conf, /etc/dhcp/dhclient and even DNS-Settings and
DHCP-Options. That last \ is nowhere to be found. Please advice if you
know any other place to check.

>> I just took the backslash out and
>> ran 'dpkg --configure exim4-config' - see below.
>
> Try purging and re-installing the packages, and see what happens.
>

That did the trick. I can know configure exim4.
Thanks a lot!

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// Kai Boenke