How can I use Selenium RC to verify our Server-Side-Redirects (301, 302)?

We have a bunch of redirects in our Apache configuration. I would like to automate the testing of redirects with Selenium, which led me to some problems:

• Call an URL, but assert on the redirected page
• Check the URL of the browser after redirected
• Check Response Header, to determine the type of redirection (301, 302)

Maybe Selenium is not the best solution for this. Any other suggestions?