[plq]

> Also don't forget that rsync does not overwrite a remote file until it's completely uploaded.

which is really troublesome when you're transferring a big file and the target doesn't have enough space for a second copy of that particular file. I, for one, would prefer that "feature" to be optional.

[kree10]

Take a look at rsync's "--inplace" option. I think this does what you want.