The original software at 0pointer.de is long gone and even the GitHub
mirror that the Vcs field incorrectly point to is archived.

I suggest to remove the software from Debian. If you disagree please
lower the severity and comment on this bug. I have filed it as serious
so that it gets attention. If there are no reactions in a while, I am
going to file a RM bug as soon as it is autoremoved from testing.

I agree, the software should be removed from Debian.
I also took a look at the dependency on db5.3. It would take a great
deal of work to bring the software up to date. It’s not worth the effort.

Dear submitter,

as the package syrep has just been removed from the Debian archive
unstable we hereby close the associated bug reports.  We are sorry
that we couldn't deal with your issue properly.

For details on the removal, please see https://bugs.debian.org/1143102

The version of this package that was in Debian prior to this removal
can still be found using https://snapshot.debian.org/.

Please note that the changes have been done on the master archive and
will not propagate to any mirrors until the next dinstall run at the
earliest.

This message was generated automatically; if you believe that there is
a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing
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Thorsten Alteholz (the ftpmaster behind the curtain)