diff -r 1c2241dde942 -r 6eea85d8b91d VirtualMailManager/__init__.py
--- a/VirtualMailManager/__init__.py	Fri Apr 23 03:18:44 2010 +0000
+++ b/VirtualMailManager/__init__.py	Sat Apr 24 02:49:45 2010 +0000
@@ -9,23 +9,16 @@
 """
 
 import gettext
-import os
 import locale
 
-
-from VirtualMailManager.constants.ERROR import \
-     NOT_EXECUTABLE, NO_SUCH_BINARY, NO_SUCH_DIRECTORY
 from VirtualMailManager.constants.version import __author__, __date__, \
      __version__
-from VirtualMailManager.errors import VMMError
-
 
 __all__ = [
     # version information from VERSION
     '__author__', '__date__', '__version__',
     # defined stuff
-    'ENCODING', 'Configuration', 'exec_ok', 'expand_path', 'get_unicode',
-    'is_dir', 'set_configuration',
+    'ENCODING', 'Configuration', 'set_configuration',
 ]
 
 
@@ -42,9 +35,6 @@
 gettext.install('vmm', '/usr/local/share/locale', unicode=1)
 
 
-_ = lambda msg: msg
-
-
 def set_configuration(cfg_obj):
     """Assigns the *cfg_obj* to the global `Configuration`.
     *cfg_obj* has to be a `VirtualMailManager.Config.Config` instance."""
@@ -52,52 +42,3 @@
     assert isinstance(cfg_obj, Config)
     global Configuration
     Configuration = cfg_obj
-
-
-def get_unicode(string):
-    """Converts `string` to `unicode`, if necessary."""
-    if isinstance(string, unicode):
-        return string
-    return unicode(string, ENCODING, 'replace')
-
-
-def expand_path(path):
-    """Expands paths, starting with ``.`` or ``~``, to an absolute path."""
-    if path.startswith('.'):
-        return os.path.abspath(path)
-    if path.startswith('~'):
-        return os.path.expanduser(path)
-    return path
-
-
-def is_dir(path):
-    """Checks if `path` is a directory.
-
-    Throws a `VMMError` if `path` is not a directory.
-
-    """
-    path = expand_path(path)
-    if not os.path.isdir(path):
-        raise VMMError(_(u"'%s' is not a directory") % get_unicode(path),
-                       NO_SUCH_DIRECTORY)
-    return path
-
-
-def exec_ok(binary):
-    """Checks if the `binary` exists and if it is executable.
-
-    Throws a `VMMError` if the `binary` isn't a file or is not
-    executable.
-
-    """
-    binary = expand_path(binary)
-    if not os.path.isfile(binary):
-        raise VMMError(_(u"'%s' is not a file") % get_unicode(binary),
-                       NO_SUCH_BINARY)
-    if not os.access(binary, os.X_OK):
-        raise VMMError(_(u"File is not executable: '%s'") %
-                       get_unicode(binary), NOT_EXECUTABLE)
-    return binary
-
-
-del _