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| rdfs:comment | - Blizzard Downloader (or Blizzard Background Downloader, Background Downloader, BackgroundDownloader.exe, and others named something-BKGND-downloader) is a combination BitTorrent/HTTP client used for Blizzard Entertainment's software products. It was first implemented with the MMORPG World of Warcraft. It is used to download the full game installer package, and periodic updates for the game. It is also used to download the trailers for The Burning Crusade, StarCraft II, and Diablo III. Early versions were based on the source code of the original BitTorrent client, though it is unclear what the source model is now. When a large update is issued, Blizzard Downloader is downloaded to the WoW directory and it fetches the update file, using TCP ports 3724 and 6881. Blizzard offers an individual
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| bydate | - by Aug 10th 2012 at 4:00PM
- by chaud 2012-08-10 07:25 PM
- Updated: 03-Jun-2012; Article ID: 100799
- Updated: Feb 16, 2012; Article ID: 100799
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| Site | - blizzard.pastebin.com
- capnbry.net
- craftymind.com
- dbservice.com
- progenitus.com
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| Type | - mmochampion
- wowinsider
- bnetsupporteu
- bnetsupportus
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| Link | - http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/10/background-downloader-active-potentially-heralding-patch-5-0-4/|desc=Background downloader active, potentially heralding patch 5.0.4
- http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/2881-Patch-5-0-4-on-the-Background-Downloader-Monks-and-RaF-Theramore-Event-Testing|desc=Patch 5.0.4 on the Background Downloader, Monks and RaF, Theramore Event Testing
- http://capnbry.net/wow/downloads/WoWTorrentEx-4.zip|desc=WowTorrentEx - Extracts torrent files from Blizzard Downloader client executables
- http://eu.battle.net/support/en/article/blizzard-background-downloader-faq|desc=Blizzard Background Downloader FAQ
- http://blizzard.pastebin.com/f67cee544|desc= biz-extorrents.py - Python script to extract torrent files from all Blizzard Downloader clients in the current directory
- http://dbservice.com/tom/downloadPatches.sh|desc=downloadPatches.sh - Linux shell script that extracts the torrent files from all Blizzard Downloader clients in the current directory
- http://us.battle.net/support/en/article/blizzard-background-downloader-faq|desc=Blizzard Background Downloader FAQ
- http://www.progenitus.com/extorrents|desc=extorrents - Perl script that extracts the torrent files from all Blizzard Downloader clients in the current directory
- http://www.craftymind.com/2008/06/28/web-app-to-extract-torrent-files-out-of-blizzard-downloader/|desc=Web app to extract torrent files out of any Blizzard Downloader EXE linked online
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| abstract | - Blizzard Downloader (or Blizzard Background Downloader, Background Downloader, BackgroundDownloader.exe, and others named something-BKGND-downloader) is a combination BitTorrent/HTTP client used for Blizzard Entertainment's software products. It was first implemented with the MMORPG World of Warcraft. It is used to download the full game installer package, and periodic updates for the game. It is also used to download the trailers for The Burning Crusade, StarCraft II, and Diablo III. Early versions were based on the source code of the original BitTorrent client, though it is unclear what the source model is now. When a large update is issued, Blizzard Downloader is downloaded to the WoW directory and it fetches the update file, using TCP ports 3724 and 6881. Blizzard offers an individual client for each download they offer, instead of just a torrent file. Blizzard Downloader also runs in the background under the name of Background Downloader. While the downloader is running, the program also uploads parts of files over the internet to other users who need the same data. To pause a download in progress, simply close the downloader program (do not cancel the download first) and it should resume where it left off when you start the downloader again.
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