--- urllib2.py.orig	2012-03-02 13:08:14.000000000 -0600
+++ urllib2.py	2012-03-02 13:10:58.000000000 -0600
@@ -527,6 +527,10 @@
     # maximum total number of redirections (regardless of URL) before
     # assuming we're in a loop
     max_redirections = 10
+    # NOTE: Setting redirect_post_data to True *can* introduce security
+    # issues and is not recommended unless you are sure of where the 
+    # POST data is being redirected!
+    redirect_post_data = False
 
     def redirect_request(self, req, fp, code, msg, headers, newurl):
         """Return a Request or None in response to a redirect.
@@ -551,7 +555,11 @@
             newheaders = dict((k,v) for k,v in req.headers.items()
                               if k.lower() not in ("content-length", "content-type")
                              )
+            data = None
+            if req.has_data() and self.redirect_post_data:
+                data = req.get_data()
             return Request(newurl,
+                           data=data,
                            headers=newheaders,
                            origin_req_host=req.get_origin_req_host(),
                            unverifiable=True)