Thread: dynamic packet size.

if i have a packet like so...

Code:

struct PACKET
{
    unsigned char message;
    unsigned short length;
    char* message;
}

how would i go about recieving it, since the size can be anywhere from 3bytes - ???bytes?

I think to send it i would go (havent tested it because i dont know how to recieve it yet.)

Code:

PACKET* pack = new PACKET;
...
pack->length = strlen(pack->message);
...
send(socket, pack, pack->length + 3, 0);

Any Ideas?