exim4 and ssmtp woes

[Adam Conrad]

Brian Walker wrote:
> 
> Re-installed exim4 several times - alwas the same issue. Decided to remove
> exim4 by deleting the /etc/exim4 directory and re-installing. Install seemed
> to go OK, but when I go into /etc/exim4 there is no template or config file,
> going into config/ directory the acl/ and other directories are shown, but
> empty.

You only removed it and reinstalled it.  Because all the stuff under
/etc/exim4 is a conffile, and "I deleted it" is a valid state for a
conffile which dpkg won't touch, you need to PURGE it (so dpkg will
remove and disown the conffiles) before you reinstall it.

... Adam