James Cowgill writes ("Re: Why small "Uncompressed Size: 2,048" for ssmtp"):
> The debian/rules file calls dpkg-gencontrol before installing anything,
> so dpkg-gencontrol doesn't "see" any of the binaries when calculating
> the installed size.
>
> https://sources.debian.net/src/ssmtp/2.64-8/debian/rules/
*splorf*
Sorry for my mail which was pointing in the wrong direction. I should
have UTSL.
Ian.