wayne - 3:08 pm on Mar 10, 2005 (gmt 0)

I didn't take the time to read this whole thread, so
maybe this has been mentioned already, but a lot of
affiliates use redirects to hide their affiliate
links, to stop all of the spyware on peoples computers
from stealing their commissions. An affiliate almost
has to use a redirect nowadays if they want to get
any commissions, there is no harmful intent. If they
just use their regular affiliate link to the merchant, they will
have a lot of their commissions stolen from them.