Managing Form Data XML files emailed

I am exploring the use of the Email Submit button in a PDF Form. We need to collect form data sent in by many users. The one thing that seems like a challenge is that when people email their data back, then XML file containing their data will always have the same file name. I like the "Merge Data Filed into SpreadSheet" functionality, but what I'm sruggling with is how to best manage all of the xml data files, as they are emailed in, since the attachments will all have the same filename.
Am I missing something, or will it just be necessary for the person managing the email box to extract each attachment & give it a unique name? I saw that someone has asked at one point is there was a way to have a unique filename for the attachment generated each time a user clicked the Email submit button, but it looked like the answer was No.
Any suggestions for best practices when collecting emailed form data & collecting it all into and XLS or CSV?
Thanks in advance!

"Am I missing something, or will it just be necessary for the person managing the email box to extract each attachment & give it a unique name?"
Yes. When they are detached from the email they should be given a unique name and that way you can build a dataset from the responses.

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