How do I open an unknown file type on ios

I have a specific file type that is nothing more than a text file. But when I receive emails with this file type, I can't do anything with it. It is a situation that happens all the time because it is a standard type of file that my company uses, so renaming of the file is not possible before sending.
How can I force the mail app or another app to recognize that it is just a text file and open it?

*.lic. It is a text file. Like I mentioned before it is just a simple text format for a license file that controls access to software licenses. All I need is a way to tell the iPhone to open it with anything that reads text. If I change the file extension to *.txt on a PC or Mac, the phone opens it fine. The problem is that when I want to view it and I am not in the office, I can't do anything with it.

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