From Cj.com We recently announced the release of the Link Management Initiative (LMI) planned for June 23, 2006. While the changes introduced by this initiative deliver considerable benefits, we understand some of our clients may need more time to plan for and implement the required changes. As your partner in affiliate marketing, Commission Junction is therefore extending the availability of Legacy links to all our publishers in the CJ Marketplace. On June 23, 2006, JavaScript links will become Commission Junction’s default link type. However, we will continue to offer Legacy links through the beginning of 2007. The Legacy links will be available for all your advertiser relationships, including those joined to before and after June 23, 2006. Although you will have the option to use Legacy links, we encourage you to start using our new JavaScript links to take advantage of the benefits planned as part of the LMI. At this time we have not scheduled a date for which the Legacy links will no longer be available or supported. We will notify you at least six months in advance of making this change and will not require the change during the 2006 holiday season. Please check our online FAQs frequently, as they will be updated with more details and links to other documentation on the changes introduced with the LMI, including: # JavaScript Link support # An improved Keyword Link page # New E-mail Links We are confident that the features delivered with the LMI will provide long-term opportunity and success for your program. We recommend taking the additional time provided to understand the changes and continue to build sustainable relationships in the CJ Marketplace.
Great News! They were asking everyone to replace their legacy links with js by 2007 previously - seems like they have made js links optional for now
So nothing has really changed. The only thing that has is new merchants joining after June 23 will have html links available, not just javascript as originally planned. At this point, you're still going to have to change all your links to javascript beginning 2007.
At this time we have not scheduled a date for which the Legacy links will no longer be available or supported. We will notify you at least six months in advance of making this change and will not require the change during the 2006 holiday season. I dont think you have to change them by 2007.
Yep, same thing basically. June 23rd is the introduction date for the new links and they've always said they will give 6 months advance notice once they have a firm date in place. So it was always going to be 2007 sometime. Six months from June 23 would be December 23 and that's if they had a firm date on the same day they launched it, which they wouldn't have, plus they wouldn't require all this link changing right before the holidays.