diff -r 000000000000 -r a059aecd1794 src/org/sonews/acl/User.java
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+++ b/src/org/sonews/acl/User.java	Sun Oct 30 22:15:03 2011 +0100
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+/*
+ *   SONEWS News Server
+ *   see AUTHORS for the list of contributors
+ *
+ *   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.sonews.acl;
+
+/**
+ * Represents users (clients) accessing our service through NNTP protocol.
+ * 
+ * This class can be extended by your plugin 
+ * to describe additional information, that was gained during login process.
+ * 
+ * When User object is created, default authentication status is false.
+ * 
+ * @author František Kučera (frantovo.cz)
+ */
+public class User {
+
+	private String userName;
+	private boolean authenticated = false;
+
+	public String getUserName() {
+		return userName;
+	}
+
+	public void setUserName(String userName) {
+		this.userName = userName;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * In some configurations users don't have to use their password – 
+	 * they can just tell us their name and we will trust them – 
+	 * in this case User object will exist end user name will be filled, but this method will return false.
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if user was succesfully authenticated (has provided correct password).
+	 */
+	public boolean isAuthenticated() {
+		return authenticated;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This method is to be called from AUTHINFO PASS Command implementation.
+	 * 
+	 * @param authenticated true if user has provided right password in AUTHINFO PASS password.
+	 * @see #isAuthenticated() 
+	 */
+	public void setAuthenticated(boolean authenticated) {
+		this.authenticated = authenticated;
+	}
+
+	public User() {
+	}
+
+	public User(String userName) {
+		this.userName = userName;
+	}
+
+	public User(String userName, boolean authenticated) {
+		this.userName = userName;
+		this.authenticated = authenticated;
+	}
+}