diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 95fda18cc..5aaf4fc41 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 
+0.9.4 / 2012-09-20 
+==================
+
+  * fix `Buffer` responses [TooTallNate]
+  * fix `res.type` when a "type" param is present [TooTallNate]
+
 0.9.3 / 2012-09-18 
 ==================
 
diff --git a/component.json b/component.json
index 0c1ebd161..b66812db5 100644
--- a/component.json
+++ b/component.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "superagent",
   "repo": "visionmedia/superagent",
   "description": "awesome http requests",
-  "version": "0.9.3",
+  "version": "0.9.4",
   "keywords": ["http", "ajax", "request", "agent"],
   "main": "lib/superagent.js"
 }
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diff --git a/lib/node/index.js b/lib/node/index.js
index 493eff255..d90111b34 100644
--- a/lib/node/index.js
+++ b/lib/node/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 /*!
  * superagent
  * Copyright (c) 2011 TJ Holowaychuk <tj@vision-media.ca>
@@ -126,6 +125,9 @@ function Request(method, url) {
   this.writable = true;
   this._redirects = 0;
   this.redirects(5);
+  this._redirectData = false;
+  this._redirectAuth = false;
+  this._buffer = true;
   this.attachments = [];
   this.cookies = '';
   this._redirectList = [];
@@ -173,6 +175,33 @@ Request.prototype.redirects = function(n){
   return this;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Set if redirects should forward data.
+ *
+ * @param {boolean} bool
+ * @return {Request} for chaining
+ * @api public
+ */
+
+Request.prototype.redirectData = function(bool){
+  this._redirectData = bool;
+  return this;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Set the if redirects should forward Auth,
+ * when redirected in the same domain.
+ * 
+ * @param {boolean} bool
+ * @return {Request} for chaining
+ * @api public
+ */
+
+Request.prototype.redirectAuth = function(bool){
+  this._redirectAuth = bool;
+  return this;
+};
+
 /**
  * Return a new `Part` for this request.
  *
@@ -429,6 +458,10 @@ Request.prototype.clearTimeout = function(){
 
 Request.prototype.redirect = function(res){
   var url = res.headers.location;
+  var auth = this.req._headers.authorization;
+  var reqHost = this.req._headers.host;
+  var seeOther = 303 == res.statusCode;
+  var idempotent = 'HEAD' == this.method || 'GET' == this.method;
 
   if (!~url.indexOf('://')) {
     if (0 != url.indexOf('//')) {
@@ -436,13 +469,23 @@ Request.prototype.redirect = function(res){
     }
     url = this.protocol + url;
   }
-
-  delete this.req;
-  this.method = 'HEAD' == this.method
-    ? this.method
-    : 'GET';
-  this._data = null;
   this.url = url;
+  
+  delete this.req;
+  
+  if (this._redirectAuth && ~url.indexOf(reqHost)) {
+    this.set('Authorization', auth);
+  }
+
+  if (!seeOther && !idempotent && this._redirectData) {
+    this.send(this._data);
+  } else {
+    this.method = 'HEAD' == this.method
+      ? this.method
+      : 'GET';
+    this._data = null;
+  }
+  
   this._redirectList.push(url);
   this.emit('redirect', res);
   this.end(this._callback);
@@ -653,12 +696,10 @@ Request.prototype.end = function(fn){
 
     // buffered response
     if (buffer) {
-      res.text = '';
-      res.setEncoding('utf8');
-      res.on('data', function(chunk){ res.text += chunk; });
+      var parse = 'text' == type
+        ? exports.parse.text
+        : exports.parse[utils.type(res.headers['content-type'] || '')];
 
-      // parser
-      var parse = exports.parse[utils.type(res.headers['content-type'] || '')];
       if (parse) {
         parse(res, function(err, obj){
           // TODO: handle error
diff --git a/lib/node/parsers/index.js b/lib/node/parsers/index.js
index 0f69526b8..b47550e7e 100644
--- a/lib/node/parsers/index.js
+++ b/lib/node/parsers/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 
 exports['application/x-www-form-urlencoded'] = require('./urlencoded');
 exports['application/json'] = require('./json');
+exports.text = require('./text');
diff --git a/lib/node/parsers/json.js b/lib/node/parsers/json.js
index 8c100d932..ba244f269 100644
--- a/lib/node/parsers/json.js
+++ b/lib/node/parsers/json.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 
 module.exports = function(res, fn){
-  var buf = '';
+  res.text = '';
   res.setEncoding('utf8');
-  res.on('data', function(chunk){ buf += chunk; });
+  res.on('data', function(chunk){ res.text += chunk; });
   res.on('end', function(){
     try {
-      fn(null, JSON.parse(buf));
+      fn(null, JSON.parse(res.text));
     } catch (err) {
       fn(err);
     }
diff --git a/lib/node/parsers/text.js b/lib/node/parsers/text.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03575c698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/node/parsers/text.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+module.exports = function(res, fn){
+  res.text = '';
+  res.setEncoding('utf8');
+  res.on('data', function(chunk){ res.text += chunk; });
+  res.on('end', fn);
+};
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diff --git a/lib/node/parsers/urlencoded.js b/lib/node/parsers/urlencoded.js
index 1859ed660..245c665f4 100644
--- a/lib/node/parsers/urlencoded.js
+++ b/lib/node/parsers/urlencoded.js
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 var qs = require('qs');
 
 module.exports = function(res, fn){
-  var buf = '';
+  res.text = '';
   res.setEncoding('ascii');
-  res.on('data', function(chunk){ buf += chunk; });
+  res.on('data', function(chunk){ res.text += chunk; });
   res.on('end', function(){
     try {
-      fn(null, qs.parse(buf));
+      fn(null, qs.parse(res.text));
     } catch (err) {
       fn(err);
     }
diff --git a/lib/superagent.js b/lib/superagent.js
index c951b5a0a..43a157277 100644
--- a/lib/superagent.js
+++ b/lib/superagent.js
@@ -46,18 +46,6 @@
     ? function(s) { return s.trim(); }
     : function(s) { return s.replace(/(^\s*|\s*$)/g, ''); };
 
- /**
-  * Check if `obj` is a function.
-  *
-  * @param {Mixed} obj
-  * @return {Boolean}
-  * @api private
-  */
-  
-  function isFunction(obj) {
-    return 'function' == typeof obj;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Check if `obj` is an object.
    *
@@ -67,7 +55,7 @@
    */
 
   function isObject(obj) {
-    return null != obj && 'object' == typeof obj;
+    return obj === Object(obj);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -668,7 +656,7 @@
 
   request.get = function(url, data, fn){
     var req = request('GET', url);
-    if (isFunction(data)) fn = data, data = null;
+    if ('function' == typeof data) fn = data, data = null;
     if (data) req.query(data);
     if (fn) req.end(fn);
     return req;
@@ -686,7 +674,7 @@
 
   request.head = function(url, data, fn){
     var req = request('HEAD', url);
-    if (isFunction(data)) fn = data, data = null;
+    if ('function' == typeof data) fn = data, data = null;
     if (data) req.send(data);
     if (fn) req.end(fn);
     return req;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a56736978..cc70a9427 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "superagent",
-  "version": "0.9.3",
+  "version": "0.9.4",
   "description": "elegant & feature rich browser / node HTTP with a fluent API",
   "keywords": [
     "http",
diff --git a/test/node/exports.js b/test/node/exports.js
index d1871dc0a..46d487775 100644
--- a/test/node/exports.js
+++ b/test/node/exports.js
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ describe('exports', function(){
   
   it('should expose .parse', function(){
     Object.keys(request.parse)
-      .should.eql(['application/x-www-form-urlencoded', 'application/json']);
+      .should.eql(['application/x-www-form-urlencoded', 'application/json', 'text']);
   })
 })
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diff --git a/test/node/redirects.js b/test/node/redirects.js
index 0a0dd7739..225c338ab 100644
--- a/test/node/redirects.js
+++ b/test/node/redirects.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
   , assert = require('assert')
   , app = express()
   , should = require('should');
-
+app.use(express.bodyParser());
 app.get('/', function(req, res){
   res.redirect('/movies');
 });
@@ -21,11 +21,25 @@ app.get('/movies/all', function(req, res){
 app.get('/movies/all/0', function(req, res){
   res.send('first movie page');
 });
-
 app.post('/movie', function(req, res){
   res.redirect('/movies/all/0');
 });
-
+app.post('/addmovie', function(req, res){
+  res.redirect('/movies/add');
+});
+app.post('/movies/add', function(req, res){
+  res.send('movie '+req.body.name+' added');
+});
+app.get('/private', function(req, res){
+  res.redirect('/authed');
+});
+app.get('/authed', function(req, res){
+  if (req.get('authorization')) {
+    res.send('authed');
+  } else {
+    res.send('not authed');
+  }
+});
 app.get('/tobi', function(req, res){
   res.send('tobi');
 });
@@ -118,5 +132,45 @@ describe('request', function(){
         done();
       });
     })
+    it('should redirect as POST if user specified', function(done){
+      var redirects = [];
+      request
+      .post('http://localhost:3003/addmovie')
+      .send({ name: 'Methos' })
+      .redirectData(true)
+      .redirects(2)
+      .on('redirect', function(res){
+        redirects.push(res.headers.location);
+      })
+      .end(function(res){
+        var arr = [];
+        arr.push('//localhost:3003/movies/add');
+        redirects.should.eql(arr);
+        res.text.should.equal('movie Methos added');
+        done();
+      });
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('with Authorization', function(){
+    it('should not redirect Authorization header',function(done){
+      request
+      .get('http://localhost:3003/private')
+      .set('Authorization', 'Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzcw==')
+      .end(function(res){
+        res.text.should.equal('not authed');
+        done();
+      });
+    })
+    it('should redirect Authorization header if specified',function(done){
+      request
+      .get('http://localhost:3003/private')
+      .set('Authorization', 'Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzcw==')
+      .redirectAuth(true)
+      .end(function(res){
+        res.text.should.equal('authed');
+        done();
+      });
+    })
   })
 })
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