--- cgi_client.py       Mon Jul  1 21:07:09 2002
+++ cgi_client-orig.py  Mon Jul  1 20:55:29 2002
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@
             # make sure the user exists
             try:
                 uid = self.db.user.lookup(user)
-                # now the validate password
+                # now validate the password
                 if password != self.db.user.get(uid, 'password'):
                     user = 'anonymous'
             except KeyError:
@@ -1338,13 +1338,10 @@
                             'value': value, 'classname': link}
         elif isinstance(proptype, hyperdb.Multilink):
             value = form[key]
-            if hasattr(value,'value'):
-                ## Quite likely to be a FormItem instance
-                value = value.value
-            if not isinstance(value, type([])):
-                value = [i.strip() for i in value.split(',')]
+            if type(value) != type([]):
+                value = [i.strip() for i in value.value.split(',')]
             else:
-                value = [i.strip() for i in value]
+                value = [i.value.strip() for i in value]
             link = cl.properties[key].classname
             l = []
             for entry in map(str, value):