--- orig/options.c	2004-11-27 18:27:35
+++ options.c	2004-12-03 23:24:19
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ int preserve_devices = 0;
 int preserve_uid = 0;
 int preserve_gid = 0;
 int preserve_times = 0;
+int omit_dir_times = 0;
 int update_only = 0;
 int cvs_exclude = 0;
 int dry_run = 0;
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ void usage(enum logcode F)
   rprintf(F," -g, --group                 preserve group\n");
   rprintf(F," -D, --devices               preserve devices (root only)\n");
   rprintf(F," -t, --times                 preserve times\n");
+  rprintf(F," -d, --omit-dir-times        omit directories when preserving times\n");
   rprintf(F," -S, --sparse                handle sparse files efficiently\n");
   rprintf(F," -n, --dry-run               show what would have been transferred\n");
   rprintf(F," -W, --whole-file            copy whole files, no incremental checks\n");
@@ -365,6 +367,7 @@ static struct poptOption long_options[] 
   {"group",           'g', POPT_ARG_NONE,   &preserve_gid, 0, 0, 0 },
   {"devices",         'D', POPT_ARG_NONE,   &preserve_devices, 0, 0, 0 },
   {"times",           't', POPT_ARG_NONE,   &preserve_times, 0, 0, 0 },
+  {"omit-dir-times",  'd', POPT_ARG_NONE,   &omit_dir_times, 0, 0, 0 },
   {"checksum",        'c', POPT_ARG_NONE,   &always_checksum, 0, 0, 0 },
   {"verbose",         'v', POPT_ARG_NONE,   0, 'v', 0, 0 },
   {"quiet",           'q', POPT_ARG_NONE,   0, 'q', 0, 0 },
@@ -1080,6 +1083,8 @@ void server_options(char **args,int *arg
 		argstr[x++] = 'D';
 	if (preserve_times)
 		argstr[x++] = 't';
+	if (omit_dir_times && am_sender)
+		argstr[x++] = 'd';
 	if (preserve_perms)
 		argstr[x++] = 'p';
 	if (recurse)
--- orig/rsync.c	2004-09-07 21:45:30
+++ rsync.c	2004-12-03 23:32:45
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 extern int verbose;
 extern int dry_run;
 extern int preserve_times;
+extern int omit_dir_times;
 extern int am_root;
 extern int am_sender;
 extern int am_generator;
@@ -143,14 +144,12 @@ int set_perms(char *fname,struct file_st
 	}
 
 	if (!preserve_times || S_ISLNK(st->st_mode)
-	    || (make_backups && !backup_dir && S_ISDIR(st->st_mode)))
+	 || (S_ISDIR(st->st_mode)
+	  && (omit_dir_times || (make_backups && !backup_dir))))
 		flags |= PERMS_SKIP_MTIME;
 	if (!(flags & PERMS_SKIP_MTIME)
 	    && cmp_modtime(st->st_mtime, file->modtime) != 0) {
-		/* don't complain about not setting times on directories
-		 * because some filesystems can't do it */
-		if (set_modtime(fname,file->modtime) != 0 &&
-		    !S_ISDIR(st->st_mode)) {
+		if (set_modtime(fname,file->modtime) != 0) {
 			rsyserr(FERROR, errno, "failed to set times on %s",
 				full_fname(fname));
 			return 0;
--- orig/rsync.yo	2004-12-03 23:06:59
+++ rsync.yo	2004-12-03 23:28:07
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ verb(
  -g, --group                 preserve group
  -D, --devices               preserve devices (root only)
  -t, --times                 preserve times
+ -d, --omit-dir-times        omit directories when preserving times
  -S, --sparse                handle sparse files efficiently
  -n, --dry-run               show what would have been transferred
  -W, --whole-file            copy whole files, no incremental checks
@@ -627,6 +628,10 @@ cause the next transfer to behave as if 
 updated (though the rsync algorithm will make the update fairly efficient
 if the files haven't actually changed, you're much better off using -t).
 
+dit(bf(-d, --omit-dir-times)) This tells rsync to omit directories when
+the preserving of modification times is enabled (see --times).  If NFS
+is sharing the files on the receiving end, it is a good idea to use -d.
+
 dit(bf(-n, --dry-run)) This tells rsync to not do any file transfers,
 instead it will just report the actions it would have taken.