On Oct 8, 2025, at 8:18 AM, Michael Richardson <[email protected]> wrote:

> [email protected] wrote:
> 
>> Transport protocols are extended through the use of transport header
>> options. This document updates RFC 768 (UDP) by indicating the
>> location, syntax, and semantics for UDP transport layer options
>> within the surplus area after the end of the UDP user data but before
>> the end of the IP datagram.

OK, so does this finally make the Length field in the UDP header serve a useful 
purpose, or was there a purpose for it *before* this that I didn't know about?
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