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@@ -1674,8 +1674,11 @@ a "?" (this can happen when talking to an older rsync).
 The attribute that is associated with each letter is as follows:
 
 quote(itemization(
-  it() A bf(c) means the checksum of the file is different and will be
-  updated by the file transfer (requires bf(--checksum)).
+  it() A bf(c) means either that a regular file has a different checksum
+  (requires bf(--checksum)) or that a symlink, device, or special file has
+  a changed value.
+  Note that if you are sending files to an rsync prior to 3.0.1, this
+  change flag will be present for checksum-differing regular files.
   it() A bf(s) means the size of the file is different and will be updated
   by the file transfer.
   it() A bf(t) means the modification time is different and is being updated
@@ -1683,6 +1686,8 @@ quote(itemization(
   means that the modification time will be set to the transfer time, which happens
   when a file/symlink/device is updated without bf(--times) and when a
   symlink is changed and the receiver can't set its time.
+  (Note: when using an rsync 3.0.0 client, you might see the bf(s) flag combined
+  with bf(t) instead of the proper bf(T) flag for this time-setting failure.)
   it() A bf(p) means the permissions are different and are being updated to
   the sender's value (requires bf(--perms)).
   it() An bf(o) means the owner is different and is being updated to the