From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Thu, 4 Sep 2025 17:22:35 -0400, John Reagan wrote:   
      
   > Don't consider the length/padding to be part of the file.  It is simply   
   > part of the container that is holding the bytes.   
      
   Every byte in the file contents is part of the contents of the file.   
      
   > VARCR, STMLF, etc. each are different containers but would hold the same   
   > bytes.  You wouldn't want the RMS header would you?  Of course not.   
      
   There is no “RMS header” in variable-length record formats.   
      
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