--- a/profilemanager/manager.py	Fri May 07 16:09:06 2010 -0700
+++ b/profilemanager/manager.py	Fri May 07 16:30:34 2010 -0700
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@
         """
 
         assert not (date and delete), 'date and delete cannot be used in conjunction'
+        orig_date = date
 
         # get the path to the profile
         path = self.path(profile)
@@ -248,7 +249,10 @@
                 date = time.mktime(date.timetuple())
             
             for backup in backups:
-                raise NotImplementedError
+                if backup[1] < date:
+                    break
+            else:
+                raise NoBackupError("No backups for profile %s in %s earlier than %s" % (profile, self.profiles, orig_date))
         else:
             if not backups:
                 raise NoBackupError("No backups for profile %s in %s" % (profile, self.profiles))