I've never tried to launch the background downloader independently. I'm not at all sure that it's *meant* to be run independently. However, given the symptoms, it's likely to be the same problem. That's just my application of programming logic, not any deep knowledge.
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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