private void readStartupMessages(
      PGStream pgStream, ProtocolConnectionImpl protoConnection, Logger logger)
      throws IOException, SQLException {
    while (true) {
      int beresp = pgStream.ReceiveChar();
      switch (beresp) {
        case 'Z':
          // Ready For Query; we're done.
          if (pgStream.ReceiveInteger4() != 5)
            throw new IOException("unexpected length of ReadyForQuery packet");

          char tStatus = (char) pgStream.ReceiveChar();
          if (logger.logDebug()) logger.debug(" <=BE ReadyForQuery(" + tStatus + ")");

          // Update connection state.
          switch (tStatus) {
            case 'I':
              protoConnection.setTransactionState(ProtocolConnection.TRANSACTION_IDLE);
              break;
            case 'T':
              protoConnection.setTransactionState(ProtocolConnection.TRANSACTION_OPEN);
              break;
            case 'E':
              protoConnection.setTransactionState(ProtocolConnection.TRANSACTION_FAILED);
              break;
            default:
              // Huh?
              break;
          }

          return;

        case 'K':
          // BackendKeyData
          int l_msgLen = pgStream.ReceiveInteger4();
          if (l_msgLen != 12)
            throw new PSQLException(
                GT.tr("Protocol error.  Session setup failed."),
                PSQLState.CONNECTION_UNABLE_TO_CONNECT);

          int pid = pgStream.ReceiveInteger4();
          int ckey = pgStream.ReceiveInteger4();

          if (logger.logDebug())
            logger.debug(" <=BE BackendKeyData(pid=" + pid + ",ckey=" + ckey + ")");

          protoConnection.setBackendKeyData(pid, ckey);
          break;

        case 'E':
          // Error
          int l_elen = pgStream.ReceiveInteger4();
          ServerErrorMessage l_errorMsg =
              new ServerErrorMessage(pgStream.ReceiveString(l_elen - 4), logger.getLogLevel());

          if (logger.logDebug()) logger.debug(" <=BE ErrorMessage(" + l_errorMsg + ")");

          throw new PSQLException(l_errorMsg);

        case 'N':
          // Warning
          int l_nlen = pgStream.ReceiveInteger4();
          ServerErrorMessage l_warnMsg =
              new ServerErrorMessage(pgStream.ReceiveString(l_nlen - 4), logger.getLogLevel());

          if (logger.logDebug()) logger.debug(" <=BE NoticeResponse(" + l_warnMsg + ")");

          protoConnection.addWarning(new PSQLWarning(l_warnMsg));
          break;

        case 'S':
          // ParameterStatus
          int l_len = pgStream.ReceiveInteger4();
          String name = pgStream.ReceiveString();
          String value = pgStream.ReceiveString();

          if (logger.logDebug())
            logger.debug(" <=BE ParameterStatus(" + name + " = " + value + ")");

          if (name.equals("server_version")) protoConnection.setServerVersion(value);
          else if (name.equals("client_encoding")) {
            if (!value.equals("UNICODE"))
              throw new PSQLException(
                  GT.tr("Protocol error.  Session setup failed."),
                  PSQLState.CONNECTION_UNABLE_TO_CONNECT);
            pgStream.setEncoding(Encoding.getDatabaseEncoding("UNICODE"));
          } else if (name.equals("standard_conforming_strings")) {
            if (value.equals("on")) protoConnection.setStandardConformingStrings(true);
            else if (value.equals("off")) protoConnection.setStandardConformingStrings(false);
            else
              throw new PSQLException(
                  GT.tr("Protocol error.  Session setup failed."),
                  PSQLState.CONNECTION_UNABLE_TO_CONNECT);
          }

          break;

        default:
          if (logger.logDebug()) logger.debug("invalid message type=" + (char) beresp);
          throw new PSQLException(
              GT.tr("Protocol error.  Session setup failed."),
              PSQLState.CONNECTION_UNABLE_TO_CONNECT);
      }
    }
  }