Try doing the following in /libs/mysql.inc.php

Find: (Line 334)

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		if (defined('ADMINISTRATORS')) {
			global $admin;
			$admin->error($show_error);
		}
		else {
			$html -> not_right_bare($show_error);
		}

Change to

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		if (defined('ADMINISTRATORS')) {
			global $admin;
			$admin->error($show_error);
		} else if (defined('IS_IMPORT')) {
			echo $show_error;
		}
		else {
			$html -> not_right_bare($show_error);
		}

Now, at the top of classic_import.php, add

Code
define('IS_IMPORT', true);

This is obviously a kludge, but this should work. (If it doesn't, you just need to add more code various places)

Rick, I'm gonna send you my rewritten version of mysql.inc.php that handles this cleaner