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+//
+// VMime library (http://www.vmime.org)
+// Copyright (C) 2002-2005 Vincent Richard <[email protected]>
+//
+// 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 2 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, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+//
+
+#ifndef VMIME_NET_AUTHENTICATOR_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define VMIME_NET_AUTHENTICATOR_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+
+#include "vmime/types.hpp"
+#include "vmime/net/authenticationInfos.hpp"
+
+
+namespace vmime {
+namespace net {
+
+
+/** This class is used to obtain user credentials.
+  */
+
+class authenticator : public object
+{
+public:
+
+	virtual ~authenticator();
+
+	/** Called when the service needs to retrieve user credentials.
+	  * It should return the user account name and password.
+	  *
+	  * @return user credentials (user name and password)
+	  */
+	virtual const authenticationInfos requestAuthInfos() const = 0;
+};
+
+
+} // net
+} // vmime
+
+
+#endif // VMIME_NET_AUTHENTICATOR_HPP_INCLUDED