hack for a quick fix of Raindrop

gistfile1.diff

diff -r e07f7793ad1b server/python/raindrop/proto/imap.py
--- a/server/python/raindrop/proto/imap.py	Fri Oct 23 15:10:01 2009 +1100
+++ b/server/python/raindrop/proto/imap.py	Fri Oct 23 17:48:16 2009 +0200
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     # Probably: http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/1443
     # "[imap4] mismatched quoting spuriously raised" - raised early 2006 :(
     try:
-      imap4.IMAP4Client._defaultHandler(self, tag, rest)
+      imap4.IMAP4Client._defaultHandler(self, str(tag), str(rest))
     except imap4.MismatchedQuoting, exc:
       logger.warn('ignoring mismatched quoting error: %s', exc)
       # The rest seems necessary to 'gracefully' ignore the error.
diff -r e07f7793ad1b server/python/raindrop/proto/rss.py
--- a/server/python/raindrop/proto/rss.py	Fri Oct 23 15:10:01 2009 +1100
+++ b/server/python/raindrop/proto/rss.py	Fri Oct 23 17:48:16 2009 +0200
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     if parsed.scheme == 'http':
         # Note we *must* use the full uri here and not just the path portion
         # or getsatisfaction returns invalid urls...
-        factory = HTTPClientFactory(uri, headers=req_headers)
+        factory = HTTPClientFactory(str(uri), headers=req_headers)
     else:
         logger.error("Can't fetch URI %r - unknown scheme", uri)
         return
diff -r e07f7793ad1b server/python/raindrop/wetpaisley.py
--- a/server/python/raindrop/wetpaisley.py	Fri Oct 23 15:10:01 2009 +1100
+++ b/server/python/raindrop/wetpaisley.py	Fri Oct 23 17:48:16 2009 +0200
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         if self.username:
             auth = base64.b64encode(self.username + ":" + self.password)
             headers["Authorization"] = "Basic " + auth
-        factory = HTTPClientFactory(url, **kwargs)
+        factory = HTTPClientFactory(str(url), **kwargs)
         reactor.connectTCP(self.host, self.port, factory)
         return factory.deferred
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
         kwargs["headers"] = {"Accept": "application/json",
                              "Content-Type": content_type,
                              }
-        factory = HTTPClientFactory(url, **kwargs)
+        factory = HTTPClientFactory(str(url), **kwargs)
         from twisted.internet import reactor
         reactor.connectTCP(self.host, self.port, factory)
         d = factory.deferred

gistfile2.txt

Plus in 

/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/internet/abstract.py

line 160 to 174 becomes:

        if isinstance(str(data), unicode): # no, really, I mean it
            raise TypeError("Data must not be unicode")
        if not self.connected or self._writeDisconnected:
            return
        if data:
            data=str(data)