diff -r be419cf170d6 -r 4ddc1020a154 src/org/sonews/storage/Article.java
--- a/src/org/sonews/storage/Article.java	Sun Sep 11 17:59:28 2011 +0200
+++ b/src/org/sonews/storage/Article.java	Sun Nov 06 00:08:05 2011 +0100
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
  * @since n3tpd/0.1
  */
 public class Article extends ArticleHead {
+	
+	private String authenticatedUser;
 
 	/**
 	 * Loads the Article identified by the given ID from the JDBCDatabase.
@@ -220,4 +222,19 @@
 	public String toString() {
 		return getMessageID();
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return username of currently logged user – or null, if user is not authenticated.
+	 */
+	public String getAuthenticatedUser() {
+		return authenticatedUser;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * This method is to be called from POST Command implementation.
+	 * @param authenticatedUser current username – or null, if user is not authenticated.
+	 */
+	public void setAuthenticatedUser(String authenticatedUser) {
+		this.authenticatedUser = authenticatedUser;
+	}
 }