# Firefox - Redirect Loop

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/firefox-redirect-loop/178953>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 14, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/firefox-redirect-loop/178953 "2009-11-14T04:03:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![djames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@djames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/djames)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/firefox-redirect-loop/178953/1 "2009-11-14T04:03:13Z")

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Every once in a while I encounter a Firefox error like, “Firefox has  
detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address  
in a way that will never complete.” The thing is that I’m pretty well  
convinced that FF is dead wrong in its determination. Most of the  
Google commentary I could find deals with clearing caches, etc. I’m  
just wondering if anyone has figured out exactly what it is that  
causes FF to come to this conclusion and what we need to do in order  
to keep it from making such erroneous determinations.

Thanks for any input.

```
      ... doug
```

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**Author:** ![djames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@djames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/djames)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/firefox-redirect-loop/178953/2 "2009-11-14T04:38:52Z")

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Doug J. wrote:

> Every once in a while I encounter a Firefox error like, “Firefox has  
> detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address  
> in a way that will never complete.” The thing is that I’m pretty well  
> convinced that FF is dead wrong in its determination.

What has convinced you that Firefox is wrong? And do your automated  
tests run into circular redirects?

> Most of the  
> Google commentary I could find deals with clearing caches, etc. I’m  
> just wondering if anyone has figured out exactly what it is that  
> causes FF to come to this conclusion and what we need to do in order  
> to keep it from making such erroneous determinations.

I doubt very much that Firefox is wrong. Find the problem in your app  
and fix it.

> Thanks for any input.
> 
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> ... doug
> 
> ```

## Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
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