@@ -499,6 +499,12 @@ def cmd_object_get(args):

                 continue

         try:

             response = s3.object_get(uri, dst_stream, start_position = start_position, extra_label = seq_label)

+        except S3DownloadError, e:

+            error(u"%s: Skipping that file.  This is usually a transient error, please try again later." % e)

+            if not file_exists: # Delete, only if file didn't exist before!

+                debug(u"object_get failed for '%s', deleting..." % (destination,))

+                os.unlink(destination)

+            continue

         except S3Error, e:

             if not file_exists: # Delete, only if file didn't exist before!

                 debug(u"object_get failed for '%s', deleting..." % (destination,))

@@ -998,6 +1004,10 @@ def cmd_sync_remote2local(args):

                         continue

                     else:

                         raise

+                except S3DownloadError, e:

+                    error(u"%s: Skipping that file.  This is usually a transient error, please try again later." % e)

+                    os.unlink(chkptfname)

+                    continue

                 except S3Error, e:

                     warning(u"Remote file %s S3Error: %s" % (e.resource, e))

                     continue

@@ -1070,7 +1080,7 @@ def cmd_sync_remote2local(args):

                     os.remove(chkptfname)

                 except: pass

             except S3DownloadError, e:

-                error(u"%s: download failed too many times. Skipping that file." % file)

+                error(u"%s: download failed too many times. Skipping that file.  This is usually a transient error, please try again later." % file)

                 continue

             speed_fmt = formatSize(response["speed"], human_readable = True, floating_point = True)

             if not Config().progress_meter: