--- /usr/portage/app-admin/gentoo-rsync-mirror/files/gentoo-mirror.conf	2004-09-12 23:35:20.000000000 +0200
+++ gentoo-mirror.conf	2007-11-14 10:19:21.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Gentoo rsync mirror config
 
 RSYNC="/usr/bin/rsync"
-OPTS="--quiet --recursive --links --perms --times --devices --delete --timeout=300"
+OPTS="--quiet --recursive --links --perms --times --devices --specials --delete --timeout=300"
 #Uncomment the following line only if you have been granted access to rsync1.us.gentoo.org
 #SRC="rsync://rsync1.us.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
 #If you are waiting for access to our master mirror, select one of our mirrors to mirror from: