[ic] affliates, shipping options and learning interchange

[Bryce Wells]

New to the interchange mailing list, could use some help . . .

1) I understand what affiliates are and how to set them up in the 
affiliates manager section (I think), but I cannot get the links to work 
properly.  My understanding is that if someone clicks on the affiliate 
link (for example, http://www.myserver.com/cgi-bin/store?mv_pc=affilID), 
they should be directed to the 'linkback' URL that you input in the Edit 
affiliate -> URL field.  In this manner, you can give each affiliate a 
unique ID and direct any persons coming through that link to a product 
or specific page.

Here's my question . . . I've set up the affiliate but the re-direct is 
NOT working.  It tracks the history and orders coming through that link, 
but it just dumps any user who clicks on the affiliate link to the home 
page.  Anyone have a clue as to why?

2) I would like to set up some of the items in my store to have "Free 
Shipping" - but I cannot seem to setup anything to do that. Can someone 
please point me in the right direction for a possible solution?  The 
only thing I can do right now is turn off the shipping charge for ALL 
products and obviously I do not want to do that.

3) Finally, I have found the documentation and information archives to 
be lacking.  I cannot find most of what I am looking for, and what I do 
find seems to be disorganized and convoluted.  Is there somewhere I 
should go for superior documentation?  Are there companies who offer 
training on Interchange?  

Thanks in advance.

Bryce