ions/methods outside o...">ipc::transport::error::Code</a></code> (as of this writing <code>S_LOW_LVL_UNEXPECTED_STREAM_PAYLOAD_BEYOND_HNDL</code>): one <em>can</em> technically keep reading in the latter case, in that the underlying connection is still connected potentially. However, formally, behavior is undefined if one reads more subsequently. Informally: if the other side has violated protocol expectations &ndash; or if your side has violated expectations on proper reading (see below section on that) &