Package: dummy-mail-transfer-agent Provides: mail-transport-agent Conflicts: mail-transport-agent Version: 1 Architecture: all Maintainer: nobody Installed-Size: 0 Depends: Section: universe/mail Priority: extra Description: Tells the package management system /not/ to go looking for a Mail Transfer Agent such as exim or ssmtp. This is useful if you plan to install a proper MTA later and don't want broken depenencies in the meantime. It is also useful if you have installed by hand something that provides MTA functionality, and you don't want to bother making a .deb package out of it.