Revert "MM-45272: Fix getPostThread permissions (#20565)" (#20811)

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api4/post.go

@@ -530,35 +530,6 @@ func getPostThread(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	rPost, err := c.App.GetSinglePost(c.Params.PostId, false)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.Err = err
-		return
-	}
-	hasPermission := false
-	becauseCompliance := false
-	if c.App.SessionHasPermissionToChannel(c.AppContext, *c.AppContext.Session(), rPost.ChannelId, model.PermissionReadChannel) {
-		hasPermission = true
-	} else if channel, cErr := c.App.GetChannel(c.AppContext, rPost.ChannelId); cErr == nil {
-		if channel.Type == model.ChannelTypeOpen &&
-			c.App.SessionHasPermissionToTeam(*c.AppContext.Session(), channel.TeamId, model.PermissionReadPublicChannel) {
-			hasPermission = true
-			if *c.App.Config().MessageExportSettings.EnableExport {
-				hasPermission = false
-				becauseCompliance = true
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if !hasPermission {
-		if becauseCompliance {
-			c.Err = model.NewAppError("getPostThread", "api.post.compliance_enabled.join_channel_to_view_post", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
-		} else {
-			c.SetPermissionError(model.PermissionReadChannel)
-		}
-		return
-	}
-
 	// For now, by default we return all items unless it's set to maintain
 	// backwards compatibility with mobile. But when the next ESR passes, we need to
 	// change this to web.PerPageDefault.

api4/post_test.go

@@ -2195,26 +2195,10 @@ func TestGetPostThread(t *testing.T) {
 
 	client.RemoveUserFromChannel(th.BasicChannel.Id, th.BasicUser.Id)
 
-	messageExportEnabled := *th.App.Config().MessageExportSettings.EnableExport
-	// Channel is public, and compliance export is OFF, should be able to read post
-	th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) {
-		*cfg.MessageExportSettings.EnableExport = false
-	})
+	// Channel is public, should be able to read post
 	_, _, err = client.GetPostThread(th.BasicPost.Id, "", false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	// channel is public, and compliance export is ON, should NOT be able to read post
-	th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) {
-		*cfg.MessageExportSettings.EnableExport = true
-	})
-	_, resp, err = client.GetPostThread(th.BasicPost.Id, "", false)
-	require.Error(t, err)
-	CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
-
-	th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) {
-		*cfg.MessageExportSettings.EnableExport = messageExportEnabled
-	})
-
 	privatePost := th.CreatePostWithClient(client, th.BasicPrivateChannel)
 
 	_, _, err = client.GetPostThread(privatePost.Id, "", false)

i18n/en.json

@@ -2233,10 +2233,6 @@
     "id": "api.post.check_for_out_of_channel_mentions.message.one",
     "translation": "@{{.Username}} did not get notified by this mention because they are not in the channel."
   },
-  {
-    "id": "api.post.compliance_enabled.join_channel_to_view_post",
-    "translation": "Due to compliance rules configured on this instance the channel must be joined before its posts can be read."
-  },
   {
     "id": "api.post.create_post.can_not_post_to_deleted.error",
     "translation": "Can not post to deleted channel."