title: How to manage a redirect request after a jQuery Ajax call
body: <p>I'm using <code>$.post()</code> to call a servlet using Ajax and then using the resulting HTML fragment to replace a <code>div</code> element in the user's current page. However, if the session times out, the server sends a redirect directive to send the user to the login page. In this case, jQuery is replacing the <code>div</code> element with the contents of the login page, forcing the user's eyes to witness a rare scene indeed. </p>
  
  <p>How can I manage a redirect directive from an Ajax call with jQuery 1.2.6?</p>