On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 10:58 AM PG Doc comments form < [email protected]> wrote:
> While the docs correctly state here > ( > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/protocol-overview.html#PROTOCOL-MESSAGE-CONCEPTS > ) > that the size bytes represent the length of the message It states it's the length of the "message contents". That the leading byte is a header and not content seems reasonably implied - otherwise the field would just be 'the length of the message' and there would be no need to even clarify that the length field itself is included in the count. David J.
