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Originally Posted by borked
I've always argued/opted for the a mix of cookies and sessions - if in the current session there's a refcode, that affiliate gets credit (deals with bookmarks and the above). If not, then the cookie prevails. Which cookie... I'd argue for the first ie if cookie is present, don't overwrite.
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If there is no referring affiliate in the current session, then the last cookied affiliate should absolutely get the sale.
A scammy situation arises when the affiliate program finds a way to overwrite that affiliate's cookie with their in-house cookie. For instance, sending affiliate links to page 1 of the tour and then forcing returning typeins to go through a warning page where the Enter button is loaded with the in-house cookie.