--- ccollect-0.7.1.sh	2009-02-02 03:39:42.000000000 -0800
+++ ccollect-0.7.1-a.sh	2009-05-24 21:30:38.000000000 -0700
@@ -364,10 +364,12 @@
       source=$(cat "${c_source}"); ret="$?"
       if [ "${ret}" -ne 0 ]; then
          _exit_err "Source ${c_source} is not readable. Skipping."
       fi
    fi
+   # Verify source is up and accepting connections before deleting any old backups
+   rsync "$source" >/dev/null || _exit_err "Source ${source} is not readable. Skipping."
 
    #
    # Destination is a path
    #
    if [ ! -f "${c_dest}" ]; then