i didn't think to check this log before... it has interesting entries.
this is the rsyncd log from the windows server. it has errors right
around the same time the backuppc log shows the 'child exited
prematurely' error. most of the errors complain about the file names
being too long. but the last two entries at 23:49 make no sense to me.

could long file names really by causing the timeouts??
what do the last two lines mean??

2008/06/18 20:03:31 [2952] connect from PANDION (192.168.2.1)
2008/06/18 20:03:36 [2952] rsync on . from itmanager@pandion (192.168.2.1)
2008/06/18 20:06:56 [2952] rsync: readlink
"ive/c/WIND---------uild/Word Files/1MA1411 Site Description Edited
11-12-07/Figure 4 - Site 1MA1411 after Clearing and Raking. Note the
toppled stacked stone footer in the foreground. View is to the
north..JPG" (in A-F) failed: File name too long (91)
2008/06/18 20:08:12 [2952] rsync: readlink
"ive/c/WINDO--------eport_Build/Word Files/1MA1411 Site Description
Edited 11-12-07/Figure 4 - Site 1MA1411 after Clearing and Raking.
Note the toppled stacked stone footer in the foreground. View is to
the north..JPG" (in A-F) failed: File name too long (91)
2008/06/18 20:09:25 [2952] rsync: readlink
"ive/c/WINDOWS/system32/E:\-----------nd/5_Feature
Descriptions/Feature Descriptions (Edited 2-27-08)/Feature 7 - Edited
2-27-08/Figure 6 - Feature 7 after partial excavation showing  the
large limestone rocks within the fill.JPG" (in A-F) failed: File name
too long (91)
2008/06/18 20:12:43 [2952] rsync: readlink "ive/c/WIN-----------rent
Inc. Master List by Site/Artifacts By Project/RSA99-2000 Jpegs/NEW RSA
2000 Jpegs 1-2008/1Ma1177FS1311.23P6071Little Bear Creek Benton
Cluster(Unidentified Late Archaic Stemmed).JPG" (in A-F) failed: File
name too long (91)
2008/06/18 20:12:43 [2952] rsync: readlink
"ive/c/WINDOWS/sys-----------n/Current Inc. Master List by
Site/Artifacts By Project/RSA99-2000 Jpegs/NEW RSA 2000 Jpegs
1-2008/1MA1282FS3194P3859McIntire (Unidentified Late Archaic Expanding
Stemmed-Heavy Restructure).jpg" (in A-F) failed: File name too long
(91)
2008/06/18 20:12:43 [2952] cannot send long-named file
"ive/c/WINDOW------------nt Inc. Master List by Site/Artifacts By
Project/RSA99-2000 Jpegs/NEW RSA 2000 Jpegs
1-2008/1MA1288FS3175P3887Hamilton-Serrated (Or Sand
Mountain-Uncharacteristic Burinated Base- Possible Impact Fr" (in A-F)
2008/06/18 20:12:47 [2952] rsync: readlink
"ive/c/WINDOWS/system32/E:\A-F/RedSt----------st by Site/Artifacts By
Project/RSA99-2000 Jpegs/Original Archive/UNknown Unprocessed/AOA
RSA99 Pics (Unlabeled)/1MA096,PI-------r-Parallel Oblique Flaking.jpg"
(in A-F) failed: File name too long (91)
2008/06/18 23:49:54 [2952] rsync: writefd_unbuffered failed to write
4092 bytes [sender]: Connection reset by peer (104)
2008/06/18 23:49:54 [2952] rsync error: error in rsync protocol data
stream (code 12) at io.c(1119) [sender=2.6.8]

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