Redirection limits

[Sean Conner]

It was thus said that the Great Kevin Sangeelee once stated:
> If your test is simulating a faulty server, 

  It's not so much simulating a faulty server as it is simulating an
infinite nymber of redirects.  It could possibly be server A -> server B ->
server C -> server D -> server E -> server A (repeat).

> there's as much responsibility
> on your code to give some indication of failure as there is on a client to
> detect the condition.

  How?  Given that a redirection loop can exist across servers.

> I'd suggest something less than 11,430, were I to be asked.

  So would I.

  -spc