mysql-server-4.1 and exim4 interdependency

From: marc (gmane_at_auxbuss.com)
Date: 09/21/05 

To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Date:  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:43:33 +0100

Hi,

I'm using 3.1 stable.

When I add mysql-server-4.1, exim4 is added. When I try to remove exim4,
mysql-server-4.1 is removed.

I see that this happens because mysql-server depends on mailx, and mailx
depends on exim4.

I just wondered why these interdependencies exist. 

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Best,
Marc
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