587918 - infinite/too many redirects results in hang

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Notlost]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:2.0b4pre) Gecko/20100814 Ubuntu/10.04 (lucid) Minefield/4.0b4pre
Build Identifier: firefox 3.6.8 (latest update)

visiting a website with too may redirects/a redirect loop causes the browser to hang. Occurs in IE, Chrome has a max redirect allowance.

Occured while installing adobe download manager with a server error.

Reproducible: Didn't try

Steps to Reproduce:
1. go to a website with a redirect loop
2. browser hangs/ no response from UI

Actual Results:  
the browser hangs

Expected Results:  
the browser to display a 'too many redirects' message (4 redirects is a viable max, I think)

Comment 1

[Notlost]

Try to set up xampp and set up a redirect loop.

Comment 2

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

There is a redirect loop protection as well in Gecko since years and it seems to work for me.
I created a testcase at http://www.mversen.de/a and get the expected error with FF3.6.8 and Seamonkey trunk.

Please try http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode if my testurl doesn't rigger the error.

Comment 3

[Tim (fmdeveloper)]

Reporter -> Are you still experiencing this issue? Have you tried safe mode or a new profile?

Comment 4

[Tim (fmdeveloper)]

Closing bug as Incomplete - if you are still experiencing this issue or have more information to provide feel free to post back here and we can re-open the bug. You can also get assistance by visiting the Firefox help site -> http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Ask+a+question