[TESTS] added a file to check that "retries" works.
diff --git a/tests/test-retries.cfg b/tests/test-retries.cfg
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+# This is a test configuration.
+# It must load-balance across active servers. Check local apache logs to
+# verify :
+#
+#  tail /var/log/apache/access_log
+
+
+global
+	maxconn		10000
+
+defaults
+	log 127.0.0.1:514 local0
+	balance roundrobin
+	contimeout 3000
+	srvtimeout 20000
+	clitimeout 10000
+        option dontlognull
+
+listen  no_cookie
+        bind   :8000
+	retries 2
+	redispatch
+        mode   http
+	option httplog
+	balance roundrobin
+	server	dead1 1.1.1.1:80
+	server	good1 127.0.0.1:80
+
+# this one sends the connection to dead1, retries, then to good1, assigns
+# the cookie. Subsequent connection will try to s1 again and should try good1.
+listen  cookie
+        bind   :8001
+	retries 2
+	redispatch
+        mode   http
+	option httplog
+	cookie SRV insert indirect nocache
+	balance roundrobin
+	server	dead1 1.1.1.1:80 cookie s1
+	server	good1 127.0.0.1:80 cookie s1
+
+# this one sends the connection to dead1, retries, then to good1, assigns
+# the cookie. Subsequent connection will try to s1 again and will stick to it.
+listen  cookie_persist
+        bind   :8002
+	retries 2
+	redispatch
+	option persist
+        mode   http
+	option httplog
+	cookie SRV insert indirect nocache
+	balance roundrobin
+	server	dead1 1.1.1.1:80 cookie s1
+	server	good1 127.0.0.1:80 cookie s1
+
+frontend frt_default
+        bind   :8004
+        mode   http
+	option httplog
+	default_backend bck_default
+
+backend bck_default
+        mode   http
+	option httplog
+	retries 2
+	redispatch
+	balance roundrobin
+	contimeout 1000
+	srvtimeout 25000
+	server	dead1 1.1.1.1:80
+	server	good1 127.0.0.1:80
+
+frontend frt_use_back
+        bind   :8005
+        mode   http
+	option httplog
+	use_backend bck_use_back if TRUE
+
+backend bck_use_back
+        mode   http
+	option httplog
+	retries 2
+	redispatch
+	balance roundrobin
+	contimeout 1000
+	srvtimeout 25000
+	server	dead1 1.1.1.1:80
+	server	good1 127.0.0.1:80
+