UPDATE: Yes, I read yours. I suggested a non-NULL terminator for strings that are not length-terminated. Your alternative only applies to length-terminated stri

UPDATE: Yes, I read yours. I suggested a non-NULL terminator for strings that are not length-terminated. Your alternative only applies to length-terminated strings. You manage this by having the sending end slice things into lengths for the receiver. Is there some globally-recognized standard for doing so that I'm not aware of? Because if there isn't, my termination proposal (an invalid Unicode byte) is just as valid as your framing protocol.