exim4 - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: exim4 (main)
version: 4.99.1-6
maintainer: Exim4 Maintainers (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Andreas Metzler [DMD]
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.7.4
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 4.94.2-7+deb11u3
o-o-sec: 4.94.2-7+deb11u4
o-o-p-u: 4.94.2-7+deb11u3
oldstable: 4.96-15+deb12u7
old-sec: 4.96-15+deb12u7
old-bpo: 4.98.2-1~bpo12+1
stable: 4.98.2-1
stable-bpo: 4.99.1-1~bpo13+1
testing: 4.99.1-1
unstable: 4.99.1-6

versioned links

4.94.2-7+deb11u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.94.2-7+deb11u4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.96-15+deb12u7: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.98.2-1~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.98.2-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.99.1-1~bpo13+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.99.1-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.99.1-5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.99.1-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

exim4 (64 bugs: 0, 33, 31, 0)
exim4-base (18 bugs: 0, 10, 8, 0)
exim4-config (73 bugs: 0, 30, 43, 0)
exim4-daemon-heavy (16 bugs: 0, 9, 7, 0)
exim4-daemon-light (4 bugs: 0, 3, 1, 0)
exim4-daemon-mod
exim4-dev
exim4-mod-cyrus-sasl
exim4-mod-ldap
exim4-mod-mysql
exim4-mod-pam
exim4-mod-perl
exim4-mod-postgresql
exim4-mod-spf
eximon4

action needed

1 bug tagged help in the BTS normal

The BTS contains 1 bug tagged help, please consider helping the maintainer in dealing with it.

Created: 2019-03-21 Last update: 2026-04-28 00:00

16 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 16 bugs (17 if counting merged bugs), consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-04-06 Last update: 2026-04-28 00:00

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that exim4 depends on which need a new maintainer are:

docbook-xml (#802368)
- Build-Depends: docbook-xml
docbook-xsl (#802370)
- Build-Depends: docbook-xsl

Created: 2023-09-01 Last update: 2026-04-27 23:01

debian/patches: 20 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 30 debian patches available in version 4.99.1-5 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

20 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2024-10-19 Last update: 2026-04-26 18:32

testing migrations

This package will soon be part of the auto-perl transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.
excuses:
- Migration status for exim4 (4.99.1-1 to 4.99.1-6): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Updating exim4 would introduce bugs in testing: #1135033
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on loong64
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on riscv64
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on s390x
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts check waiting for test results - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/e/exim4.html
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred on riscv64: missing arch:riscv64 build
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred on s390x: missing arch:s390x build
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for altermime/0.3.10-14: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for backuppc/4.4.0-11: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for courier/1.5.1-3: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for cron/3.0pl1-208: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for cvs-mailcommit/1.19-7: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for cyrus-imapd: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for diffmon/20020222-9.2: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for exim4/4.99.1-6: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for fwlogwatch/1.4-6: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for getmail6/6.19.12-1: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for gnupg2/2.4.9-4: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for inn2/2.7.4~20250809-1: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for iwatch/0.2.2-12: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for laniakea/0.1.1-5: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for logcheck/1.4.7: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for logwatch/7.14-3: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for mime-construct/1.12+really1.11-1: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for mlmmj/1.6.0-2: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for python-imaplib2/3.6-2: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for renattach/1.2.4-8: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for request-tracker5/5.0.9+dfsg-4: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for resource-agents/1:4.17.0-2: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for sbuild/0.91.8: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for schleuder/5.0.1-5: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for swaks/20240103.0-2: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for sxid/4.20130802-7: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Lintian check waiting for test results - info
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 0 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on amd64
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on arm64
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on i386
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on ppc64el
- Not considered

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[2026-04-27] Accepted exim4 4.99.1-6 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2026-04-26] Accepted exim4 4.99.1-5 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2026-04-25] Accepted exim4 4.99.1-4 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-12-28] Accepted exim4 4.99.1-3 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-12-27] Accepted exim4 4.99.1-2 (source amd64 all) into experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Andreas Metzler)
[2025-12-23] Accepted exim4 4.99.1-1~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-12-23] exim4 4.99.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-12-21] Accepted exim4 4.99.1-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-12-21] exim4 4.99-7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-12-17] Accepted exim4 4.99-7~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-12-17] Accepted exim4 4.99-7 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-12-13] Accepted exim4 4.99-6~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-12-13] exim4 4.99-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-30] Accepted exim4 4.99-6 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-11-27] Accepted exim4 4.99-5 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-11-17] Accepted exim4 4.99-4~bpo13+1 (source amd64 all) into stable-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Andreas Metzler)
[2025-11-16] exim4 4.99-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-13] Accepted exim4 4.99-4 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-11-09] Accepted exim4 4.99-3 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-11-06] Accepted exim4 4.99-2 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-11-01] Accepted exim4 4.99-1 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-10-17] Accepted exim4 4.99~RC3-2 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-10-12] Accepted exim4 4.99~RC3-1 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-09-21] Accepted exim4 4.99~RC2-1 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-09-03] Accepted exim4 4.99~RC1-1 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-08-18] exim4 4.98.2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-14] Accepted exim4 4.98.2-2 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-07-30] Accepted exim4 4.98.2-1~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-04-02] exim4 4.98.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-29] Accepted exim4 4.98.2-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 176 178
RC: 0
I&N: 85 87
M&W: 91
F&P: 0
patch: 16 17
help: 1

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version: 4.99.1-1ubuntu1
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