response.off += n;
        } while( len > 0 && n == r );

        return (int)(fp - start);
    }
/**
 * This stream class is unbuffered. Therefore this method will always
 * return 0 for streams connected to regular files. However, a 
 * stream created from a Named Pipe this method will query the server using a
 * "peek named pipe" operation and return the number of available bytes
 * on the server.
 */

            // reads
            return (int) ( this.fp - start );
        }
    }


    /**
     * This stream class is unbuffered. Therefore this method will always
     * return 0 for streams connected to regular files. However, a
     * stream created from a Named Pipe this method will query the server using a
     * "peek named pipe" operation and return the number of available bytes