Originally Posted by robwod

Agreed. though it was also important for me to learn if, and just how/when, you take over the referring affiliate's cookie and replace it with your own, which you already answered. And as you said, the minute a surfer clicks your link to see what "special deal" is offered, even out of curiosity, and then backs out, he backs out with your cookie and not the affiliate's original cookie. This was important for me to understand as I now know to make sure no program runs this on my referral traffic.