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Old 08-13-2008, 12:45 AM  
Nookster
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Originally Posted by sharphead View Post
The top one is a .htaccess redirect to reform the URL in the second example below. the sponsor knows their CA code, they just need to know what the PA (affiliate) code is to form the URL.

Both links end up going to the URL in the bottom example. One is just easier to remember.
NOT THE CASE AND 100% FALSE.

The URI going to refer.ccbill will immediately load the cookie which is used to track the surfer.
The URI going to the sponsors site is doing just that...going to the sponsors site/content first then depending on how the sponsor has decided to link to the real refer link the cookie will be set then.

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