The SSL records include a message digest (MAC) of the application data within the record. If you remove the application data, the SSL record is no longer valid.
If you think about it, this is obvious. SSL guarantees the integrity of the application data. If someone modifies or removes the application data, then the SSL layer should, of course, notice this. /r$ -- SOA Appliances Application Integration Middleware ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]