DO NOT REPLY [Bug 3768] New: --no-specials in Rsync 2.6.8 breaks compatibility with 2.6.0-r6 Mirroring system

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https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3768

           Summary: --no-specials in Rsync 2.6.8 breaks compatibility with
                    2.6.0-r6 Mirroring system
           Product: rsync
           Version: 2.6.8
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: core
        AssignedTo: wayned at samba.org
        ReportedBy: jackass.project at gmail.com
         QAContact: rsync-qa at samba.org


I am publishing a small linux distribution (The Jackass! Project) which uses
tiered array of rsync servers to act as a mirror distribution system.  One of
our mirrors updated to rsync 2.6.8 (on Gentoo).  as a result, it is no longer
capable of performing transactions with the mirror above it.  the host mirror
is running rsync 2.6.0-r6 on Gentoo vServer.  it appears that the
"--no-specials" parameter is now a default command line parameter, and this
prevents mirrors from being able to perform an rsync.  the server rsyncd.log
reports the following error:


<snip>
2006/05/09 17:04:45 [15633] rsync on script from mojope (82.117.33.58)
2006/05/09 22:04:45 [15633] on remote machine: --no-specials: unknown option
2006/05/09 22:04:45 [15633] rsync: on remote machine: --no-specials: unknown
option
2006/05/09 22:04:45 [15633] rsync error: requested action not supported (code
4) at clientserver.c(461)
</snip>

Unfortunately, this is a major show-stopper, as it has brought our entire
mirroring system to a halt.  Nobody using the new version of rsync can sync
with the host mirror above it.


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