Has anyone else noticed a sudden change in how Salesforce handles inbound .eml attachments via Email-to-Case recently?
The Setup: We have government customers who, for security compliance, regularly send case details, reproduction steps, and screenshots packaged inside .eml file attachments.
The Issue:
- Previously: Salesforce successfully ingested the file wrapper and stored it as a clean .eml file under the Files/Attachments related list. Agents could download it, and it would open seamlessly in Microsoft Outlook with all formatting intact.
- Now: Salesforce appears to be actively stripping or parsing the .eml extension upon ingestion. The file is being split into separate, unformatted .txt and .html files (or the extension is stripped entirely upon download), forcing agents to manually re-append .eml to the filename just to read it.
Troubleshooting Done: We checked File Type Security settings (/lightning/setup/FileTypeSetting/home), but .eml isn't a standard option available to modify download behavior. I also pulled up a historical case from right before the platform behavior changed, and verified that the exact same
type of inbound email previously imported perfectly as a single .eml file.
This feels like a recent backend regression or a quiet change to the platform's file-scanning/MIME-type engine. Related to Summer 26 release. (Maybe this: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_experiences_files_malware_scanning.htm&release=262&type=5
) ?
I’ve reopened a case with Salesforce Support. Is anyone else seeing this behavior in their orgs, or has anyone found a workaround that doesn't involve forcing agents to manually rename extensions all day?
Appreciate any insights!