didi root # emerge rsync >>> starting rsync with rsync://80.190.233.33/gentoo-portage/... >>> checking server timestamp ... You have logged in on the baecker.com Germany rsync Gentoo server Name : rsync.baecker.com Address: 80.190.233.33 E-Mail : info@baecker.com Country: Germany / Nuernberg sponsored by http://www.baecker.com gentoo files are found under: - gentoo-x86-portage - gentoo-portage receiving file list ... link_stat "/metadata/timestamp.chk" (in gentoo-portage) failed: No such file or directory 0 files to consider client: nothing to do: perhaps you need to specify some filenames or the --recur sive option? rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at main.c(653) >>> retry ... same problem with other mirrors :( Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3.
problem seems to be gone after posting this bug report...