[comp.protocols.tcp-ip] help with trailer details wanted

GR.PJL@ISUMVS.BITNET (Paul Lustgraaf) (06/29/89)

 
Is anyone out there intimate with the details of trailers?  We have
an implementation here that will not accept trailers, so we thought
we would hack away at it a little to see if we could add the ability
to at least accept them.  After consulting RFC 893, we have a question:
 
Does the length in the trailer refer to the length of the original
header only, or does it also include the 4 octets of the trailer
"header"?
 
Any references or samples of code that decode trailers would be
appreciated.  I have looked in the BSD source, but was unable to
find the code in question.  Probably due to terminal c-sickness :-).
 
 
Paul Lustgraaf      grpjl@ccvax.IaState.edu or gr.pjl@isumvs.bitnet
(515) 294-1556      Network Specialist, Iowa State University, Ames, IA