are hardlinks supported when rsyncing over ssh?

[Henri S]

If you use FUSE then you can mount a virtual file sytem and then use hard
links. The LBackup project has some pre and post scripts which deal with
mounting and unmounting disk images via MacFUSE.

Have a look at the following URL which has futher inforamtion regarding
this setup :
http://connect.homeunix.com/lbackup/doku.php?id=network_backup_strategies

Hope this helps.