[Bug 2083989] [NEW] Ubuntu 24.04 is missing "maildrop"

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After upgrading from 20.04 to 24.04, "maildrop" program disappeared
without any notice.

The system still suggests it's available. but it's not:

$ maildrop
Command 'maildrop' not found, but can be installed with:
sudo apt install maildrop
$ sudo apt install maildrop
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Package maildrop is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'maildrop' has no installation candidate
$ cat /etc/os-release 
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="24.04"
VERSION="24.04.1 LTS (Noble Numbat)"
VERSION_CODENAME=noble
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
UBUNTU_CODENAME=noble
LOGO=ubuntu-logo

** Affects: command-not-found (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: bot-comment
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Ubuntu 24.04 is missing "maildrop"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2083989
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