diff --git a/mod/xref.php b/mod/xref.php
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+<?php
+
+	function ref_init(&$a) {
+		// Sets a referral URL using an xchan directly
+		// Link format: example.com/xref/[xchan]/[TargetURL]
+		// Target URL is optional.
+		// Cookie lasts 24 hours to survive a browser restart.  Contains no personal
+		// information at all - just somebody else's xchan.
+			$referrer = argv(1);
+			$expire=time()+60*60*24;
+			$path = 'ref';
+			setcookie(ref, $referrer, $expire, "/"); 
+			$url = '';
+
+		if (argc() > 2)
+			$url = argv(2);
+			
+		goaway (z_root() . '/' . $url);
+			
+}