diff -r 8df94bfd3e2f -r d566d08c20d6 src/org/sonews/daemon/NNTPConnection.java
--- a/src/org/sonews/daemon/NNTPConnection.java	Sun Sep 11 17:01:19 2011 +0200
+++ b/src/org/sonews/daemon/NNTPConnection.java	Fri Oct 21 18:21:30 2011 +0200
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
 	private int readLock = 0;
 	private final Object readLockGate = new Object();
 	private SelectionKey writeSelKey = null;
+	
+	private String username;
+	private boolean userAuthenticated = false;
 
 	public NNTPConnection(final SocketChannel channel)
 			throws IOException {
@@ -360,4 +363,36 @@
 	void setLastActivity(long timestamp) {
 		this.lastActivity = timestamp;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return Current username. 
+	 * But user may not have been authenticated yet.
+	 * You must check {@link #isUserAuthenticated()}
+	 */
+	public String getUsername() {
+		return username;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This method is to be called from AUTHINFO USER Command implementation.
+	 * @param username username from AUTHINFO USER username.
+	 */
+	public void setUsername(String username) {
+		this.username = username;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return true if current user (see {@link #getUsername()}) has been succesfully authenticated.
+	 */
+	public boolean isUserAuthenticated() {
+		return userAuthenticated;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This method is to be called from AUTHINFO PASS Command implementation.
+	 * @param userAuthenticated true if user has provided right password in AUTHINFO PASS password.
+	 */
+	public void setUserAuthenticated(boolean userAuthenticated) {
+		this.userAuthenticated = userAuthenticated;
+	}
 }