Chunk Size Definition

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In the description of chunked transfer encoding [section 3.6.1], the syntax for a chunk is given as:

  chunk          = chunk-size [ chunk-extension ] CRLF
  chunk-data CRLF

The accompanying text defines chunk-size incorrectly as:

The chunk-size field is a string of hex digits indicating the size of the chunk.

This doesn't correctly describe what octets the chunk-size field is counting; it should be:

The chunk-size field is a string of hex digits indicating the size of the chunk-data in octets.

(in other words, the chunk length does not include the count of the octets in the chunk header and trailer).

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Fixed in [70]