diff -r fc09f657082d -r 617f27715b01 VirtualMailManager/__init__.py
--- a/VirtualMailManager/__init__.py	Tue Sep 01 05:35:06 2009 +0000
+++ b/VirtualMailManager/__init__.py	Wed Sep 02 06:08:53 2009 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,46 @@
 # -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
 # Copyright (c) 2007 - 2009, VEB IT
 # See COPYING for distribution information.
-# package placeholder
+# package initialization code
 #
+
+import os
+import re
+import locale
+
+from constants.VERSION import *
+import constants.ERROR as ERR
+
+# Set all of the locales according to the current environment variables
+# and get the character encoding.
+locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
+ENCODING = locale.nl_langinfo(locale.CODESET)
+
+def w_std(*args):
+    """Writes each arg of args, encoded in the current ENCODING, to stdout and
+    appends a newline."""
+    for arg in args:
+        os.sys.stdout.write(arg.encode(ENCODING, 'replace'))
+        os.sys.stdout.write('\n')
+
+def w_err(code, *args):
+    """Writes each arg of args, encoded in the current ENCODING, to stderr and
+    appends a newline.
+    This function additional interrupts the program execution and uses 'code'
+    system exit status."""
+    for arg in args:
+        os.sys.stderr.write(arg.encode(ENCODING, 'replace'))
+        os.sys.stderr.write('\n')
+    os.sys.exit(code)
+
+__all__ = [
+        # imported modules
+        'os', 're', 'locale',
+        # version information from VERSION
+        '__author__', '__date__', '__version__',
+        # error codes
+        'ERR',
+        # defined stuff
+        'ENCODING', 'w_std', 'w_err'
+        ]
 # EOF