rsync - Jan 2002 - Error message when a file moves in the middle

I have a nightly cronjob that uses rsync to back up the files on
another machine. Sometimes, I see error messages like this:

send_files failed to open
usr/home/setsuna/Maildir/new/1010573771.27924.lina.aaanime.net: No such file or
directory

It seems that the file existed at the moment rsync started, but as it
was running that file (it's a file that stores an e-mail message;
presumably the user retrieved and deleted it) was removed, so rsync
was not able to get it.

Is my assessment correct? Can I make rsync suppress this sort of error
message, so that these messages don't show up in my mailbox?

On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 11:55:24AM -0500, Philip Mak
wrote:
> I have a nightly cronjob that uses rsync to back up the files on
> another machine. Sometimes, I see error messages like this:
> 
> send_files failed to open
usr/home/setsuna/Maildir/new/1010573771.27924.lina.aaanime.net: No such file or
directory
> 
> It seems that the file existed at the moment rsync started, but as it
> was running that file (it's a file that stores an e-mail message;
> presumably the user retrieved and deleted it) was removed, so rsync
> was not able to get it.
> 
> Is my assessment correct?
Yes.
> Can I make rsync suppress this sort of error
> message, so that these messages don't show up in my mailbox?
No, you'll have to post-process the output of rsync.

- Dave