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Re: maximum size of packets from client to server



> Per RFC4254, the maximum size field of an SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_OPEN packet
> places an upper bound on just how big a packet from the server to the
> client can be: [...]

> My question is...  what about the other way around?  What about
> packets sent from the client to the server?

See the SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_OPEN_CONFIRMATION packet sent in response to
the open request, which holds the corresponding values for data flowing
in the other direction.

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