What are some reasons NetworkStream.Read would hang/block?

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The Remarks section of the documentation for NetworkStream.Read is misleading. It says:

This method reads data into the buffer parameter and returns the number of bytes successfully read. If no data is available for reading, the Read method returns 0. The Read operation reads as much data as is available, up to the number of bytes specified by the size parameter. If the remote host shuts down the connection, and all available data has been received, the Read method completes immediately and return zero bytes.

It should say:

This method reads data into the buffer parameter and returns the number of bytes successfully read. If no data is available for reading, the Read method blocks until data becomes available or the connection is closed. The Read operation reads as much data as is available, up to the number of bytes specified by the size parameter. If the remote host shuts down the connection, and all available data has been received, the Read method completes immediately and return zero bytes.

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