diff -Nura rsync-2.6.2.bef/util.c rsync-2.6.2.new/util.c
--- rsync-2.6.2.bef/util.c	2004-04-27 21:59:37.000000000 +0200
+++ rsync-2.6.2.new/util.c	2004-08-16 10:26:24.000000000 +0200
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@
 				allowdotdot = 1;
 			} else {
 				p += 2;
-				if (*p == '/')
+				while (*p == '/')
 					p++;
 				if (sanp != start) {
 					/* back up sanp one level */