--- base.py	(revision 3393)
+++ base.py	(revision 3596)
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from django.utils import httpwrappers
+import sys

 class BaseHandler:
     def __init__(self):
         self._request_middleware = self._view_middleware = self._response_middleware = self._exception_middleware = None

     def load_middleware(self):
@@ -105,18 +106,19 @@
         except exceptions.PermissionDenied:
             return httpwrappers.HttpResponseForbidden('<h1>Permission denied</h1>')
         except: # Handle everything else, including SuspiciousOperation, etc.
             if DEBUG:
                 return self.get_technical_error_response(request)
             else:
+                exc_info = sys.exc_info()
                 subject = 'Coding error (%s IP): %s' % ((request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR') in INTERNAL_IPS and 'internal' or 'EXTERNAL'), getattr(request, 'path', ''))
                 try:
                     request_repr = repr(request)
                 except:
                     request_repr = "Request repr() unavailable"
-                message = "%s\n\n%s" % (self._get_traceback(), request_repr)
+                message = "%s\n\n%s" % (self._get_traceback(exc_info), request_repr)
                 mail_admins(subject, message, fail_silently=True)
                 return self.get_friendly_error_response(request, resolver)

     def get_friendly_error_response(self, request, resolver):
         """
         Returns an HttpResponse that displays a PUBLIC error message for a
@@ -135,10 +137,10 @@
         from django.views import debug
         if is404:
             return debug.technical_404_response(request, exception)
         else:
             return debug.technical_500_response(request, *sys.exc_info())

-    def _get_traceback(self):
+    def _get_traceback(self, exc_info=None):
         "Helper function to return the traceback as a string"
         import sys, traceback
-        return '\n'.join(traceback.format_exception(*sys.exc_info()))
+        return '\n'.join(traceback.format_exception(*(exc_info or sys.exc_info())))