// cut already accepted front overlapping
                if(rcv_offset < 0) {
-                       acceptable = rcv_offset + len >= 0;
+                       acceptable = len > -rcv_offset;
                        if(acceptable) {
                                data -= rcv_offset;
                                len += rcv_offset;
+                               hdr.seq -= rcv_offset;
                        }
+               } else {
+                       acceptable = seqdiff(hdr.seq, c->rcv.nxt) >= 0 && seqdiff(hdr.seq, c->rcv.nxt) + len <= c->rcvbuf.maxsize;
                }
-
-               acceptable = seqdiff(hdr.seq, c->rcv.nxt) >= 0 && seqdiff(hdr.seq, c->rcv.nxt) + len <= c->rcvbuf.maxsize;
        }
 
        if(!acceptable) {
                // Ignore unacceptable RST packets.
                if(hdr.ctl & RST)
                        return 0;
-               // Otherwise, send an ACK back in the hope things improve.
-               ack(c, true);
-               return 0;
+               // Otherwise, continue processing.
+               len = 0;
        }
 
        c->snd.wnd = hdr.wnd; // TODO: move below