--- a/app/soc/logic/models/base.py	Tue Nov 04 02:50:55 2008 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/logic/models/base.py	Tue Nov 04 14:09:37 2008 +0000
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
 from soc.logic import out_of_band
 
 
+class Error(Exception):
+  """Base class for all exceptions raised by this module."""
+  pass
+
+
 class Logic:
   """Base logic for entity classes.
 

--- a/app/soc/logic/site/id_user.py	Tue Nov 04 02:50:55 2008 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/logic/site/id_user.py	Tue Nov 04 14:09:37 2008 +0000
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
     return True
   # else: "new" email truly is new to the existing User, so keep checking
 
-  if not models.user.logic.getFromFields(id=new_id):
+  if not models.user.logic.getFromFields(email=new_id.email()):
     # new email address also does not belong to any other User,
     # so it is available
     return True