If the current site url is used as the origin url, a server can become overloaded.
This patch prevents such a setting through the ui.

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Status: Patch (to be ported) » Closed (works as designed)

@Nels: There are many potential fixes to the server load issues you mention, including changes only at the infrastructure level. I am not sure we would want to make this assumption and limit flexibility when the user configures the module.

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Version: 7.x-1.7 » 7.x-1.x-dev