--- sync_members.old	2013-07-17 21:56:26.718203558 +0100
+++ sync_members	2013-07-17 22:13:25.982703140 +0100
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@
             print _('Nothing to do.')
             sys.exit(0)
 
-        enc = sys.getdefaultencoding()
         # addrs contains now all the addresses that need removing
         for laddr, (name, addr) in needsadding.items():
             pw = Utils.MakeRandomPassword()
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@
             try:
                 if not dryrun:
                     mlist.ApprovedAddMember(userdesc, welcome, notifyadmin)
-                s = email.Utils.formataddr((name, addr)).encode(enc, 'replace')
+                s = email.Utils.formataddr((name, addr))
                 print _('Added  : %(s)s')
             except Errors.MMAlreadyAMember:
                 pass
@@ -276,7 +275,7 @@
                     # reasons is in the database.  Use a lower level remove to
                     # get rid of this member's entry
                     mlist.removeMember(addr)
-            s = email.Utils.formataddr((name, addr)).encode(enc, 'replace')
+            s = email.Utils.formataddr((name, addr))
             print _('Removed: %(s)s')
 
         mlist.Save()