Re-re-rsync vs. batch ftp

[pkube@umich.edu]

Hello,

I have a local copy of 2.2r2 and I'm using (or should I say, 'attempting to 
use') pik2 under win98 to upgrade my image to 2.2r3 for burning.

The pseudo-image portion of the pik2 works fine; my problem is with rsync. 
For various reasons, my rsync transfer of the .iso images has been 
interrupted, and it seems that, upon reconnect, rsync wants to restart from 
the beginning rather than merrily resume like any good ftp program. Given 
my fairly unreliable connection and rsyncs antics, I've restarted my iso 
rsyncs about a dozen times now; I'm starting to think 'rsync' stands for 
re-re-re-sync... ;-)

First of all, if I'm missing something in rsync, please let me know, but 
this ordeal has made me wonder if another path is better. Is there a way to 
batch-ftp (rather than rsync) the contents *.list files (ignoring the ones 
I already have, of course)? This method would allow progress even with a 
break in connection.

Any help appreciated.