Bug#469073: ssl-cert woes about installation in chroot()

[Joaquim Boura <x-un-i@sidux.com>]

Package: ssl-cert
Version: 1.0.16

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--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel:       Linux 2.6.24-2.6.24.3.slh.1-sidux-amd64

Debian Release: lenny/sid
  500 unstable        sidux.com 
  500 unstable        ftp.us.debian.org 

--- Package information. ---
Depends          (Version) | Installed
==========================-+-===========
adduser                    | 3.106
debconf          (>= 0.5)  | 1.5.19
 OR debconf-2.0            | 
openssl                    | 0.9.8g-7


i found that ssl-cert is not installable when the hostname contains
numbers.
here is the output:

# hostname
corben-32
# apt-get install ssl-cert
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ssl-cert
Preconfiguring packages ...
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 16 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/8296B of archives.
After this operation, 90.1kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously deselected package ssl-cert.
(Reading database ... 71962 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking ssl-cert (from .../ssl-cert_1.0.16_all.deb) ...
Setting up ssl-cert (1.0.16) ...
hostname: Unknown host
dpkg: error processing ssl-cert (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ssl-cert
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)