diff -r 4cd9d0a9f42f -r df1e3b67882a VirtualMailManager/catchall.py
--- a/VirtualMailManager/catchall.py	Sun Nov 11 16:53:52 2012 +0000
+++ b/VirtualMailManager/catchall.py	Tue Nov 20 13:40:32 2012 +0000
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         self._dbh = dbh
         self._gid = get_gid(self._dbh, self.domain)
         if not self._gid:
-            raise AErr(_(u"The domain '%s' does not exist.") %
+            raise AErr(_("The domain '%s' does not exist.") %
                        self.domain, NO_SUCH_DOMAIN)
         self._dests = []
 
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@
     def _check_expansion(self, count_new):
         """Checks the current expansion limit of the alias."""
         postconf = Postconf(cfg_dget('bin.postconf'))
-        limit = long(postconf.read('virtual_alias_expansion_limit'))
+        limit = int(postconf.read('virtual_alias_expansion_limit'))
         dcount = len(self._dests)
         failed = False
         if dcount == limit or dcount + count_new > limit:
             failed = True
             errmsg = _(
-u"""Cannot add %(count_new)i new destination(s) to catch-all alias for
+"""Cannot add %(count_new)i new destination(s) to catch-all alias for
 domain '%(domain)s'. Currently this alias expands into %(count)i/%(limit)i
 recipients. %(count_new)i additional destination(s) will render this alias
 unusable.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         elif dcount > limit:
             failed = True
             errmsg = _(
-u"""Cannot add %(count_new)i new destination(s) to catch-all alias for domain
+"""Cannot add %(count_new)i new destination(s) to catch-all alias for domain
 '%(domain)s'. This alias already exceeds its expansion limit \
 (%(count)i/%(limit)i).
 So its unusable, all messages addressed to this alias will be bounced.
@@ -147,16 +147,16 @@
         if not warnings is None:
             assert isinstance(warnings, list)
         if not self._dests:
-            raise AErr(_(u"There are no catch-all aliases defined for "
-                         u"domain '%s'.") % self._domain, NO_SUCH_ALIAS)
+            raise AErr(_("There are no catch-all aliases defined for "
+                         "domain '%s'.") % self._domain, NO_SUCH_ALIAS)
         unknown = destinations.difference(set(self._dests))
         if unknown:
             destinations.intersection_update(set(self._dests))
             if not warnings is None:
                 warnings.extend(unknown)
         if not destinations:
-            raise AErr(_(u"No suitable destinations left to remove from the "
-                         u"catch-all alias of domain '%s'.") % self._domain,
+            raise AErr(_("No suitable destinations left to remove from the "
+                         "catch-all alias of domain '%s'.") % self._domain,
                        NO_SUCH_ALIAS)
         self._delete(destinations)
         for destination in destinations:
@@ -165,15 +165,15 @@
     def get_destinations(self):
         """Returns an iterator for all destinations of the catchall alias."""
         if not self._dests:
-            raise AErr(_(u"There are no catch-all aliases defined for "
-                         u"domain '%s'.") % self._domain, NO_SUCH_ALIAS)
+            raise AErr(_("There are no catch-all aliases defined for "
+                         "domain '%s'.") % self._domain, NO_SUCH_ALIAS)
         return iter(self._dests)
 
     def delete(self):
         """Deletes all catchall destinations for the domain."""
         if not self._dests:
-            raise AErr(_(u"There are no catch-all aliases defined for "
-                         u"domain '%s'.") % self._domain, NO_SUCH_ALIAS)
+            raise AErr(_("There are no catch-all aliases defined for "
+                         "domain '%s'.") % self._domain, NO_SUCH_ALIAS)
         self._delete()
         del self._dests[:]