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Whilst Gemini clearly has some differences from the web
in this regard, for me this is an area of functionality where we should
do by and large the same as the web.
Using the web does not mean redirections happen seamlessly, or happen atall. Users can have their browsers alert for redirects, or simply notfollow redirects. The HTTP spec seems to support this use case as well.
If a Location header field is provided, the user agent MAY
automatically redirect its request to the URI referenced by the
Location field value
and also at
The server SHOULD generate a Location header field in the response
containing a URI reference for the different URI. The user agent MAY
use the Location field value for automatic redirection.
So common web browsers, like common gemini browsers, might redirectseamlessly, but "User Agents" (instead of popular software that areagents of someone else) still reserve the right to ask the userwhat to do at any point.