normalize email from

README.md

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Migrations are stored in `migrations/sqlite`, `migrations/postgres`, and `migrat
 
 Nicknames can be used anonymously while they remain unregistered. Registering a nickname reserves it and requires a valid login session before it can be used in editor WebSocket connections.
 
-Configure `PUBLIC_URL`, `SMTP_HOST`, `SMTP_PORT`, `SMTP_USERNAME`, `SMTP_PASSWORD`, and `SMTP_FROM` to enable password-reset emails. Reset links expire after 30 minutes and can be used only once.
+Configure `PUBLIC_URL`, `SMTP_HOST`, `SMTP_PORT`, `SMTP_USERNAME`, `SMTP_PASSWORD`, and `SMTP_FROM` to enable password-reset emails. `SMTP_FROM` accepts both `RustPad <no-reply@example.com>` and a value wrapped in one matching pair of single or double quotes, as may be passed literally by container env-file implementations. Reset links expire after 30 minutes and can be used only once.
 
 ## Diagnostics and logging
 

src/config.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use lettre::message::Mailbox;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, env, net::IpAddr, path::Path};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -122,7 +123,9 @@ impl Config {
                 port: values.get("SMTP_PORT", "587").parse()?,
                 username: values.get("SMTP_USERNAME", ""),
                 password: values.get("SMTP_PASSWORD", ""),
-                from: values.required("SMTP_FROM", "SMTP_HOST is set")?,
+                from: normalize_smtp_from(
+                    values.required("SMTP_FROM", "SMTP_HOST is set")?,
+                )?,
                 public_url: values.required("PUBLIC_URL", "SMTP_HOST is set")?,
             })
         } else {
@@ -171,6 +174,9 @@ impl Config {
             return Err("STATIC_DIR and FILES_DIR cannot be empty".into());
         }
         if let Some(smtp) = &self.smtp {
+            smtp.from
+                .parse::<Mailbox>()
+                .map_err(|error| format!("SMTP_FROM is not a valid mailbox: {error}"))?;
             if !(smtp.public_url.starts_with("http://") || smtp.public_url.starts_with("https://")) {
                 return Err("PUBLIC_URL must start with http:// or https://".into());
             }
@@ -180,6 +186,37 @@ impl Config {
 }
 
 
+
+fn normalize_smtp_from(value: String) -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let trimmed = value.trim();
+    if trimmed.is_empty() {
+        return Err("SMTP_FROM cannot be empty".into());
+    }
+
+    if trimmed.parse::<Mailbox>().is_ok() {
+        return Ok(trimmed.to_owned());
+    }
+
+    let unquoted = match (trimmed.as_bytes().first(), trimmed.as_bytes().last()) {
+        (Some(b'"'), Some(b'"')) | (Some(b'\''), Some(b'\'')) if trimmed.len() >= 2 => {
+            trimmed[1..trimmed.len() - 1].trim()
+        }
+        _ => {
+            return Err(format!("SMTP_FROM is not a valid mailbox: {trimmed}").into());
+        }
+    };
+
+    if unquoted.is_empty() {
+        return Err("SMTP_FROM cannot be empty".into());
+    }
+
+    unquoted
+        .parse::<Mailbox>()
+        .map_err(|error| format!("SMTP_FROM is not a valid mailbox: {error}"))?;
+
+    Ok(unquoted.to_owned())
+}
+
 const KNOWN_CONFIG_KEYS: &[&str] = &[
     "APP_HOST", "APP_PORT", "DATABASE_URL", "DATABASE_MAX_CONNECTIONS",
     "STATIC_DIR", "FILES_DIR", "STORAGE_DRIVER", "UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE_MB",
@@ -346,3 +383,51 @@ fn parse_yaml_scalar(value: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
     }
     Ok(value.to_owned())
 }
+
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::normalize_smtp_from;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn smtp_from_accepts_unquoted_value() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            normalize_smtp_from("RustPad <rustpad@notes.example>".to_owned()).unwrap(),
+            "RustPad <rustpad@notes.example>"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn smtp_from_removes_matching_double_quotes() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            normalize_smtp_from(" \"RustPad <rustpad@notes.example>\" ".to_owned()).unwrap(),
+            "RustPad <rustpad@notes.example>"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn smtp_from_removes_matching_single_quotes() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            normalize_smtp_from(" 'RustPad <rustpad@notes.example>' ".to_owned()).unwrap(),
+            "RustPad <rustpad@notes.example>"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn smtp_from_preserves_valid_quoted_display_name() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            normalize_smtp_from("\"Rust, Pad\" <rustpad@notes.example>".to_owned()).unwrap(),
+            "\"Rust, Pad\" <rustpad@notes.example>"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn smtp_from_rejects_unmatched_quotes() {
+        assert!(normalize_smtp_from("\"RustPad <rustpad@notes.example>".to_owned()).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn smtp_from_rejects_invalid_mailbox() {
+        assert!(normalize_smtp_from("RustPad".to_owned()).is_err());
+    }
+}