--- /home/jeyk/bins/python/lib/python2.3/asynchat.py	Fri Jul 30 15:21:40 2004
+++ asynchat.py	Tue Aug  3 12:17:34 2004
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
                 # no terminator, collect it all
                 self.collect_incoming_data (self.ac_in_buffer)
                 self.ac_in_buffer = ''
-            elif isinstance(terminator, int):
+            elif isinstance(terminator, int) or isinstance(terminator, long):
                 # numeric terminator
                 n = terminator
                 if lb < n: