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Originally Posted by BigFurry
Referrer tracking - it works for IDENTIFYING the visitor, not to keep TRACKING them.
Referrer tracking without cookies = you don't get credited if the user closes the browser, reopens, and enters the domain.
Redirects - Maybe I misunderstand what you mean by this. If you have an URL that redirects to an URL with Affiliate Parameters, that's the same on the sponsor's end as the visitors clicking a link. You'll also lose the sale on browser close / domain type-in unless cookies are utilized.
Vanities - do you mean a special url/domain that redirects you to a final URL? Same as above.
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Man, you have no idea what you are talking about. Referrer tracking verifies the origin of traffic, ie the domain name and there are many ways to store or utilize that information. In most cases you won't need to as there are ways to capture leads with free registrations, etc. It's very effective.
Redirects and vanities just make sense when they are hard coded, no need for parameters to be passed on.
In both cases spammer can't overwrite cookies with stuffing.
Go back to school!