[rsync@b] ssh on non standard port with rsync problem

[Bert]

Dan,

Use a full ssh command with parameters in rsync's -e argument.

For example, here is the pertinent part of my rsync script:
	rsync $* -v -a \
	-e "ssh -p $BACKUP_PORT -c blowfish -i $SSH_KEYFILE" \
	...

(Note that it is a little -p not a -P.)

Hoping this helps,
  Bert