--- content.py-ORIG	2006-12-30 19:38:36.000000000 +0100
+++ content.py	2010-11-12 19:36:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
                 fd = os.open(self.appdb(), os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT,
                              self.__perm(0600))
 
-                os.write(fd, '\n'.join(values))
+                os.write(fd, '\n'.join(values).encode('utf-8'))
 
                 os.close(fd)
             except Exception, e: