2 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/activeresource/lib/active_resource/connection.rb b/activeresource/lib/active_resource/connection.rb
index 5aef6f4d42..07f3c98eda 100644
--- a/activeresource/lib/active_resource/connection.rb
+++ b/activeresource/lib/active_resource/connection.rb
@@ -14,10 +14,15 @@ module ActiveResource
     end
 
     def to_s
-      "Failed with #{response.code}"
+      "Failed with #{response.code} #{response.message if response.respond_to?(:message)}"
     end
   end
 
+  # 3xx Redirection
+  class Redirection < ConnectionError # :nodoc:
+    def to_s; response['Location'] ? "#{super} => #{response['Location']}" : super; end    
+  end 
+
   # 4xx Client Error
   class ClientError < ConnectionError; end # :nodoc:
   
@@ -107,6 +112,8 @@ module ActiveResource
       # Handles response and error codes from remote service.
       def handle_response(response)
         case response.code.to_i
+          when 301,302
+            raise(Redirection.new(response))
           when 200...400
             response
           when 404
diff --git a/activeresource/test/connection_test.rb b/activeresource/test/connection_test.rb
index 24893f8cd3..68d57018bf 100644
--- a/activeresource/test/connection_test.rb
+++ b/activeresource/test/connection_test.rb
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ class ConnectionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
   end
 
-  ResponseHeaderStub = Struct.new(:code, 'Allow')
+  ResponseHeaderStub = Struct.new(:code, :message, 'Allow')
   def test_should_return_allowed_methods_for_method_no_allowed_exception
     begin
-      handle_response ResponseHeaderStub.new(405, "GET, POST")
+      handle_response ResponseHeaderStub.new(405, "HTTP Failed...", "GET, POST")
     rescue ActiveResource::MethodNotAllowed => e
-      assert_equal "Failed with 405", e.message
+      assert_equal "Failed with 405 HTTP Failed...", e.message
       assert_equal [:get, :post], e.allowed_methods
     end
   end