[mod_python] trying python publisher

hi guys,

   I tried out the publisher feature on mod_python and did the
following instructions on

http://www.modpython.org/live/current/doc-html/tut-pub.html

but i got this error in the end, can anyone help me out on what's
missing? thanks.

here's my specs:

Python 2.3.5
mod_python-3.2.10
Apache-2.0.59
OpenBSD

thanks in advance

-------------- Error ----
Mod_python error: "PythonHandler mod_python.publisher"

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py",
line 299, in HandlerDispatch
    result = object(req)

  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/publisher.py",
line 204, in handler
    module = page_cache[req]

  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/cache.py",
line 82, in __getitem__
    return self._checkitem(name)[2]

  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/cache.py",
line 124, in _checkitem
    value = self.build(key, name, opened, entry)

  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/publisher.py",
line 77, in build
    return ModuleCache.build(self, key, req, opened, entry)

  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/cache.py",
line 371, in build
    exec opened in module.__dict__

  File "/apache/htdocs/publisher/form.py", line 24

    conn = smtplib.SMTP(SMTP_SERVER)

    ^

SyntaxError: invalid syntax