problems with rsync in cygwin

[Max Bowsher]

Jim Gallagher wrote:
> $ rsync -a /cygdrive/c/installs/palm rsync://192.168.2.3/palm
> rsync: Unknown Host
> rsh.exe: can't establish connection          <========== ???????
...
> I thought the docs said that rsync protocol would be used if I used
> the rsync:// URL. It still wants to use rsh. I'm using rsync version
> 2.5.5 under Cygwin.

In the release notes for 2.5.6:
    * The rsync:// syntax for daemon connections is now accepted in the
      destination field.

Max.