Fwd: rsync -E backups to NFS share still loses extended file attributes

[Scot Hacker]

Thought some of you might know the answer to this one:

Begin forwarded message:
> I’m searching for the answer to a question and not coming up with  
> much.  The question is, can we rsync a filesystem from HFS+ to an  
> NFS share and expect to preserve extended attributes on Mac OS X?   
> The answer that I have come up with through testing is that we  
> would need to use an AFP share to preserve extended attributes.  Do  
> you have any ideas about this?  Thanks!
I've tried using the -E flag on the rsync command, but it fails if  
the version of rsync on the remote host doesn't understand -E.  
Suggestions?

Thanks,
Scot