Add the List-Unsubscribe header for notification emails. (#16274)

Adds both the List-Unsubscribe (RFC2369) and List-Unsubscribe-Post (RFC8058)
headers to push notification emails, which together should:

* Show an "Unsubscribe" link in the MUA UI when viewing Synapse notification emails.
* Enable "one-click" unsubscribe (the user never leaves their MUA, which automatically
  makes a POST request to the specified endpoint).

changelog.d/16274.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Enable users to easily unsubscribe to notifications emails via the `List-Unsubscribe` header.

synapse/handlers/send_email.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import logging
 from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
 from email.mime.text import MIMEText
 from io import BytesIO
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Optional
 
 from pkg_resources import parse_version
 
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ class SendEmailHandler:
         app_name: str,
         html: str,
         text: str,
+        additional_headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Send a multipart email with the given information.
 
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ class SendEmailHandler:
             app_name: The app name to include in the From header.
             html: The HTML content to include in the email.
             text: The plain text content to include in the email.
+            additional_headers: A map of additional headers to include.
         """
         try:
             from_string = self._from % {"app": app_name}
@@ -181,6 +183,7 @@ class SendEmailHandler:
         multipart_msg["To"] = email_address
         multipart_msg["Date"] = email.utils.formatdate()
         multipart_msg["Message-ID"] = email.utils.make_msgid()
+
         # Discourage automatic responses to Synapse's emails.
         # Per RFC 3834, automatic responses should not be sent if the "Auto-Submitted"
         # header is present with any value other than "no". See
@@ -194,6 +197,11 @@ class SendEmailHandler:
         #    https://stackoverflow.com/a/25324691/5252017
         #    https://stackoverflow.com/a/61646381/5252017
         multipart_msg["X-Auto-Response-Suppress"] = "All"
+
+        if additional_headers:
+            for header, value in additional_headers.items():
+                multipart_msg[header] = value
+
         multipart_msg.attach(text_part)
         multipart_msg.attach(html_part)
 

synapse/push/mailer.py

@@ -298,20 +298,26 @@ class Mailer:
                 notifs_by_room, state_by_room, notif_events, reason
             )
 
+        unsubscribe_link = self._make_unsubscribe_link(user_id, app_id, email_address)
+
         template_vars: TemplateVars = {
             "user_display_name": user_display_name,
-            "unsubscribe_link": self._make_unsubscribe_link(
-                user_id, app_id, email_address
-            ),
+            "unsubscribe_link": unsubscribe_link,
             "summary_text": summary_text,
             "rooms": rooms,
             "reason": reason,
         }
 
-        await self.send_email(email_address, summary_text, template_vars)
+        await self.send_email(
+            email_address, summary_text, template_vars, unsubscribe_link
+        )
 
     async def send_email(
-        self, email_address: str, subject: str, extra_template_vars: TemplateVars
+        self,
+        email_address: str,
+        subject: str,
+        extra_template_vars: TemplateVars,
+        unsubscribe_link: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Send an email with the given information and template text"""
         template_vars: TemplateVars = {
@@ -330,6 +336,23 @@ class Mailer:
             app_name=self.app_name,
             html=html_text,
             text=plain_text,
+            # Include the List-Unsubscribe header which some clients render in the UI.
+            # Per RFC 2369, this can be a URL or mailto URL. See
+            #     https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2369.html#section-3.2
+            #
+            # It is preferred to use email, but Synapse doesn't support incoming email.
+            #
+            # Also include the List-Unsubscribe-Post header from RFC 8058. See
+            #     https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8058.html#section-3.1
+            #
+            # Note that many email clients will not render the unsubscribe link
+            # unless DKIM, etc. is properly setup.
+            additional_headers={
+                "List-Unsubscribe-Post": "List-Unsubscribe=One-Click",
+                "List-Unsubscribe": f"<{unsubscribe_link}>",
+            }
+            if unsubscribe_link
+            else None,
         )
 
     async def _get_room_vars(

synapse/rest/synapse/client/unsubscribe.py

@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ class UnsubscribeResource(DirectServeHtmlResource):
         self.macaroon_generator = hs.get_macaroon_generator()
 
     async def _async_render_GET(self, request: SynapseRequest) -> None:
+        """
+        Handle a user opening an unsubscribe link in the browser, either via an
+        HTML/Text email or via the List-Unsubscribe header.
+        """
         token = parse_string(request, "access_token", required=True)
         app_id = parse_string(request, "app_id", required=True)
         pushkey = parse_string(request, "pushkey", required=True)
@@ -62,3 +66,16 @@ class UnsubscribeResource(DirectServeHtmlResource):
             200,
             UnsubscribeResource.SUCCESS_HTML,
         )
+
+    async def _async_render_POST(self, request: SynapseRequest) -> None:
+        """
+        Handle a mail user agent POSTing to the unsubscribe URL via the
+        List-Unsubscribe & List-Unsubscribe-Post headers.
+        """
+
+        # TODO Assert that the body has a single field
+
+        # Assert the body has form encoded key/value pair of
+        # List-Unsubscribe=One-Click.
+
+        await self._async_render_GET(request)

tests/push/test_email.py

@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 import email.message
 import os
+from http import HTTPStatus
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Sequence, Tuple
 
 import attr
 import pkg_resources
+from parameterized import parameterized
 
 from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred
 from twisted.test.proto_helpers import MemoryReactor
@@ -25,9 +27,11 @@ import synapse.rest.admin
 from synapse.api.errors import Codes, SynapseError
 from synapse.push.emailpusher import EmailPusher
 from synapse.rest.client import login, room
+from synapse.rest.synapse.client.unsubscribe import UnsubscribeResource
 from synapse.server import HomeServer
 from synapse.util import Clock
 
+from tests.server import FakeSite, make_request
 from tests.unittest import HomeserverTestCase
 
 
@@ -175,6 +179,57 @@ class EmailPusherTests(HomeserverTestCase):
 
         self._check_for_mail()
 
+    @parameterized.expand([(False,), (True,)])
+    def test_unsubscribe(self, use_post: bool) -> None:
+        # Create a simple room with two users
+        room = self.helper.create_room_as(self.user_id, tok=self.access_token)
+        self.helper.invite(
+            room=room, src=self.user_id, tok=self.access_token, targ=self.others[0].id
+        )
+        self.helper.join(room=room, user=self.others[0].id, tok=self.others[0].token)
+
+        # The other user sends a single message.
+        self.helper.send(room, body="Hi!", tok=self.others[0].token)
+
+        # We should get emailed about that message
+        args, kwargs = self._check_for_mail()
+
+        # That email should contain an unsubscribe link in the body and header.
+        msg: bytes = args[5]
+
+        # Multipart: plain text, base 64 encoded; html, base 64 encoded
+        multipart_msg = email.message_from_bytes(msg)
+        txt = multipart_msg.get_payload()[0].get_payload(decode=True).decode()
+        html = multipart_msg.get_payload()[1].get_payload(decode=True).decode()
+        self.assertIn("/_synapse/client/unsubscribe", txt)
+        self.assertIn("/_synapse/client/unsubscribe", html)
+
+        # The unsubscribe headers should exist.
+        assert multipart_msg.get("List-Unsubscribe") is not None
+        self.assertIsNotNone(multipart_msg.get("List-Unsubscribe-Post"))
+
+        # Open the unsubscribe link.
+        unsubscribe_link = multipart_msg["List-Unsubscribe"].strip("<>")
+        unsubscribe_resource = UnsubscribeResource(self.hs)
+        channel = make_request(
+            self.reactor,
+            FakeSite(unsubscribe_resource, self.reactor),
+            "POST" if use_post else "GET",
+            unsubscribe_link,
+            shorthand=False,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(HTTPStatus.OK, channel.code, channel.result)
+
+        # Ensure the pusher was removed.
+        pushers = list(
+            self.get_success(
+                self.hs.get_datastores().main.get_pushers_by(
+                    {"user_name": self.user_id}
+                )
+            )
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(pushers, [])
+
     def test_invite_sends_email(self) -> None:
         # Create a room and invite the user to it
         room = self.helper.create_room_as(self.others[0].id, tok=self.others[0].token)