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package org.apache.james.nntpserver;

import org.apache.james.nntpserver.repository.NNTPRepository;
import org.apache.james.services.MailServer;
import org.apache.james.services.UsersRepository;

/**
 * Provides a number of server-wide constant values to the
 * NNTPHandlers
 *
 */
public interface NNTPHandlerConfigurationData {

    /**
     * Returns the service wide hello name
     *
     * @return the hello name
     */
    String getHelloName();

    /**
     * Returns whether NNTP auth is active for this server.
     *
     * @return whether NNTP authentication is on
     */
    boolean isAuthRequired();

    /**
     * Returns the NNTPRepository used by this service.
     *
     * @return the NNTPRepository used by this service
     */
    NNTPRepository getNNTPRepository();

    /**
     * Returns the UsersRepository for this service.
     *
     * @return the local users repository
     */
    UsersRepository getUsersRepository();

}