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Concepts used in LysKOM

This chapter introduces the concepts used in LysKOM, such as articles, conferences and sessions.

• Articles: Reading and writing articles is what LysKOM is about.
• Conferences: Articles are organized in conferences.
• Persons and Sessions: Persons log on to the LysKOM system.
• The Misc-Info List: How articles are organized in comment chains and in conferences.
• The Aux-Item List: A generic extension mechanism.
• Security: Some persons have more privileges than others.
• Membership and Reading: You don't have to read anything twice.