Case study

PFire: reconstructing an XFire server from its messaging protocol

PFire reconstructs an XFire server for client 1.127 using the service's messaging protocol. Its .NET implementation handles login, friends, status and chat, and the repository includes a specification of XFire message framing and attributes based on reverse-engineered protocol work.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08

Stars: 59
Last commit: 2026-09-08
Language: C#
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: .NET 10 SDK and XFire client v1.127 are listed as requirements.
Prerequisites: The client must be directed to the local server by mapping cs.xfire.com in the hosts file.
Scope: The source lists friend search, requests, status and one-to-one chat as working features.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{pfire-case,
  title = {{PFire: reconstructing an XFire server from its messaging protocol}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/darcymiranda/PFire}},
  url = {https://github.com/darcymiranda/PFire},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/pfire-case/}}
}

Plain text

PFire: reconstructing an XFire server from its messaging protocol. https://github.com/darcymiranda/PFire (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/pfire-case/

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docs/XFireProtocol.md GitHub · darcymiranda/PFire · Revision 58cb039
README.md GitHub · darcymiranda/PFire · Revision 58cb039