*** ../mod_python-3.1.3/lib/python/mod_python/publisher.py	Wed Feb  9 08:41:43 2005
--- lib/python/mod_python/publisher.py	Wed Feb  9 08:53:15 2005
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*** 258,270 ****
      (period) to find the last one we're looking for.
      """
  
!     for obj_str in  object_str.split('.'):
!         obj = getattr(obj, obj_str)
  
!         # object cannot be a module
!         if type(obj) == ModuleType:
              raise apache.SERVER_RETURN, apache.HTTP_NOT_FOUND
  
          realm, user, passwd = process_auth(req, obj, realm,
                                             user, passwd)
  
--- 258,282 ----
      (period) to find the last one we're looking for.
      """
  
!     parts = object_str.split('.')
  
!     for n in range(len(parts)):
! 
!         obj = getattr(obj, parts[n])
!         obj_type = type(obj)
! 
!         # object cannot be a module or a class
!         if obj_type in [ClassType, ModuleType]:
              raise apache.SERVER_RETURN, apache.HTTP_NOT_FOUND
  
+         if n < (len(parts)-1):
+             
+             # all but the last object ...
+ 
+             # ...must be instance
+             if obj_type != InstanceType:
+                 raise apache.SERVER_RETURN, apache.HTTP_NOT_FOUND
+             
          realm, user, passwd = process_auth(req, obj, realm,
                                             user, passwd)