I can confirm this happens. A strace very clearly shows it ignoring me:
29077 execve("/usr/bin/debmirror", ["debmirror", "--host", "sloy",
"--method=http", "-r", "apt", "--dist=repo", "--arch=amd64,source",
"--section=main", "VNMS_2.1.32-0"], [/* 83 vars */]) = 0
29078 execve("/bin/sh", ["sh", "-c", "patch --version 2>/dev/null >/de"...],
[/* 83 vars */]) = 0
29079 execve("/usr/bin/patch", ["patch", "--version"], [/* 81 vars */]) = 0
29078 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) ---
29077 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) ---
29080 execve("/bin/sh", ["sh", "-c", "ed --version 2>/dev/null >/dev/n"...],
[/* 83 vars */]) = 0
29081 execve("/bin/ed", ["ed", "--version"], [/* 81 vars */]) = 0
29080 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) ---
29077 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) ---
29082 execve("/bin/pwd", ["/bin/pwd"], [/* 83 vars */]) = 0
29077 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) ---
29083 execve("/bin/sh", ["sh", "-c", "hostname -f 2>/dev/null || hostn"...],
[/* 83 vars */]) = 0
29084 execve("/bin/hostname", ["hostname", "-f"], [/* 81 vars */]) = 0
29083 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) ---
29077 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) ---
29085 execve("/bin/sh", ["sh", "-c", "rsync --timeout=300 -aL --partia"...],
[/* 83 vars */]) = 0
29085 execve("/usr/bin/rsync", ["rsync", "--timeout=300", "-aL", "--partial",
"--no-motd", "sloy::apt/", "--delete", "--include-from=/tmp/hAhNFwYq2H",
"--exclude=*", "/media/DaK/VNMS_UPGRADES/VNMS_2."...], [/* 81 vars */]) = 0
29077 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) ---
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Debmirror ignores '--method' option (always uses rsync)
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