Postbacks for a TDS: how a sale on the offer's site finds its click
The TDS Worker sends a visitor to the offer and sees nothing after. A signed click token and a postback bring the sale back to the rule, the split and the ad network.
The TDS Worker sends a visitor to the offer and sees nothing after. A signed click token and a postback bring the sale back to the rule, the split and the ad network.
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