diff --git a/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_frontend/distutils_request.py b/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_frontend/distutils_request.py
index 4a01119..3815bc4 100644
--- a/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_frontend/distutils_request.py
+++ b/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_frontend/distutils_request.py
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ def parse_distutils_request(request):
     One portion of this is the end marker: \r\n\r\n (what Django expects) 
     versus \n\n (what distutils is sending). 
     """
+    # request.raw_post_data has been renamed request.body
+    # see: https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/17323
     try:
-        sep = request.raw_post_data.splitlines()[1]
+        sep = request.body.splitlines()[1]
     except:
         raise ValueError('Invalid post data')
 
@@ -59,18 +61,27 @@ def parse_distutils_request(request):
     except Exception, e:
         pass
     
-    for part in filter(lambda e: e.strip(), request.raw_post_data.split(sep)):
+    for part in filter(lambda e: e.strip(), request.body.split(sep)):
         try:
             header, content = part.lstrip().split('\n',1)
         except Exception, e:
             continue
-        
+
+        # normalize line endings:
+        # newer distutils can submit \r\n end-of-line marks.
+        if header.endswith('\r'):
+            header = header[:-1]
+            
+        if content.startswith('\r'):
+            content = content[1:]
         if content.startswith('\n'):
             content = content[1:]
         
         if content.endswith('\n'):
             content = content[:-1]
-        
+        if content.endswith('\r'):
+            content = content[:-1]
+
         headers = _parse_header(header)
         
         if "name" not in headers:
diff --git a/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_frontend/distutils_views.py b/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_frontend/distutils_views.py
index 251af0f..b914e70 100644
--- a/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_frontend/distutils_views.py
+++ b/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_frontend/distutils_views.py
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ def _handle_uploads(request, release):
 
     return 'upload accepted'
 
-def list_classifiers(request, mimetype='text/plain'):
-    response = HttpResponse(mimetype=mimetype)
+def list_classifiers(request, content_type='text/plain'):
+    response = HttpResponse(content_type=content_type)
     response.write(u'\n'.join(map(lambda c: c.name,Classifier.objects.all())))
     return response
 
diff --git a/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_frontend/views.py b/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_frontend/views.py
index 5703d4a..3bc6673 100644
--- a/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_frontend/views.py
+++ b/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_frontend/views.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def simple_details(request, package_name):
         return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('djangopypi2-simple-package-info', kwargs=dict(package_name=package.name)))
     return render_to_response('pypi_frontend/package_detail_simple.html',
                               context_instance=RequestContext(request, dict(package=package)),
-                              mimetype='text/html')
+                              content_type='text/html')
 
 @_mirror_if_not_found('pypi')
 def package_details(request, package_name):
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ def package_doap(request, package_name):
     package = get_object_or_404(Package, name=package_name)
     return render_to_response('pypi_frontend/package_doap.xml',
                               context_instance=RequestContext(request, dict(package=package)),
-                              mimetype='text/xml')
+                              content_type='text/xml')
 
 def release_doap(request, package_name, version):
     release = get_object_or_404(Release, package__name=package_name, version=version)
     return render_to_response('pypi_frontend/release_doap.xml',
                               context_instance=RequestContext(request, dict(release=release)),
-                              mimetype='text/xml')
+                              content_type='text/xml')
diff --git a/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_packages/feeds.py b/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_packages/feeds.py
index 284385c..7bdb691 100644
--- a/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_packages/feeds.py
+++ b/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_packages/feeds.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def __call__(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
             except ObjectDoesNotExist:
                 raise Http404('Feed object does not exist.')
             feedgen = self.get_feed(obj, request)
-            response = HttpResponse(mimetype=feedgen.mime_type)
+            response = HttpResponse(content_type=feedgen.mime_type)
             feedgen.write(response, 'utf-8')
             return response
 
diff --git a/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_packages/release_views.py b/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_packages/release_views.py
index 97d1cf4..3e28b05 100644
--- a/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_packages/release_views.py
+++ b/djangopypi2/apps/pypi_packages/release_views.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def manage_metadata(request, package_name, version):
         'pypi_packages/release_manage.html',
         dict(release=release, form=form),
         context_instance = RequestContext(request),
-        mimetype         = settings.DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE,
+        content_type         = settings.DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE,
     )
 
 @user_maintains_package()
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def manage_files(request, package_name, version):
         'pypi_packages/release_manage_files.html',
         dict(release=release, formset=formset, upload_form=DistributionUploadForm()),
         context_instance = RequestContext(request),
-        mimetype         = settings.DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE,
+        content_type         = settings.DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE,
     )
 
 @user_maintains_package()
@@ -138,5 +138,5 @@ def upload_file(request, package_name, version):
         'pypi_packages/release_upload_file.html',
         dict(release=release, form=form),
         context_instance = RequestContext(request),
-        mimetype         = settings.DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE,
+        content_type         = settings.DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE,
     )