• INTEGER : A integer value in the form of a 10 byte string
  • 0000000000 = 0
  • 0000000005 = 5
  • 0000000123 = 123
• READ : Reading a value involves two step.
  1. read an INTEGER value, n
  2. read n bytes.
• WRITE : Writing a value involves two steps
  1. count the bytes in value and write the size as an INTEGER
  2. write the value as bytes
• WRITE COUNTS : Write the counts as 4 INTEGERs
  1. right
  2. wrong
  3. ignores
  4. exceptions
• STATUS : Length of Error Message. If it is zero, the connection has been established. If not, it is followed by the Error Message.