Bits of Wisdom

If you need to use rsync with a proxy:

set enviroent variable RSYNC_PROXY, if this is set rsync automaticly uses this proxy on port 873

set RSYNC_PROXY=12.34.56.78:80
rsync -auv –delete –stats  /cygdrive/c/source/directory username@hostname::rsync_share
set RSYNC_PROXY=

If you are using an apache as proxy your config should be looking a bit like this

LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
LoadModule proxy_connect_module modules/mod_proxy_connect.so
…
<IfModule mod_proxy.c>
AllowCONNECT 873
</IfModule>