rsync over ssh - reporting errors

[Steve Mallett]

I have rsync using ssh to grab files off my local box, but would like 
to include some basic error reporting.

If the directory I'm trying to access no longer exists (or other 
reasons why the rsync would fail) I'd like to be notified vs. checking 
everyday.

So, for instance:

#!/bin/sh
rsync -azurv -e ssh spaceman at 10.0.1.2:/Users/spaceman/docs  .  #I 
changed docs to Docs for example
if [ $? -eq 1]
then mail -s "backup failed" spaceman
fi

The process fails, but just hangs and doesn't exit to mail the error 
msg.
Any suggestions?

Steve Mallett