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general
  • source: exim4 (main)
  • version: 4.99.1-5
  • 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: 4.99.1-5
  • exp: 4.99.1-4
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]
  • 4.99.1-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 4.99.1-4: [.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]
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
The VCS repository is not up to date, push the missing commits. high
vcswatch reports that the current version of the package is not in its VCS.
Either you need to push your commits and/or your tags, or the information about the package's VCS are out of date. A common cause of the latter issue when using the Git VCS is not specifying the correct branch when the packaging is not in the default one (remote HEAD branch), which is usually "master" but can be modified in salsa.debian.org in the project's general settings with the "Default Branch" field). Alternatively the Vcs-Git field in debian/control can contain a "-b <branch-name>" suffix to indicate what branch is used for the Debian packaging.
Created: 2025-12-27 Last update: 2026-04-26 15:34
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: 2026-04-26 21:00
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: 2026-04-26 21:00
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: 2026-04-26 19:31
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 4.99.1-5): BLOCKED: Maybe temporary, maybe blocked but Britney is missing information (check below)
    • Issues preventing migration:
    • ∙ ∙ Missing build on amd64
    • ∙ ∙ Missing build on arm64
    • ∙ ∙ Missing build on armhf
    • ∙ ∙ Missing build on i386
    • ∙ ∙ Missing build on loong64
    • ∙ ∙ Missing build on ppc64el
    • ∙ ∙ Missing build on riscv64
    • ∙ ∙ Missing build on s390x
    • ∙ ∙ Missing build on all
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred: missing builds
    • ∙ ∙ Lintian check deferred: missing builds
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check deferred on amd64: missing builds
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check deferred on arm64: missing builds
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check deferred on armhf: missing builds
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check deferred on i386: missing builds
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check deferred on ppc64el: missing builds
    • ∙ ∙ Too young, only 1 of 5 days old
    • Additional info (not blocking):
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/e/exim4.html
    • Not considered
news
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  • [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)
  • [2025-03-27] Accepted exim4 4.98.1-2~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Andreas Metzler)
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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
  • 19 bugs
  • patches for 4.99.1-1ubuntu1

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