diff --git a/docs-core/src/main/java/com/sismics/docs/core/util/FileUtil.java b/docs-core/src/main/java/com/sismics/docs/core/util/FileUtil.java
index df7b799b..8d6db868 100644
--- a/docs-core/src/main/java/com/sismics/docs/core/util/FileUtil.java
+++ b/docs-core/src/main/java/com/sismics/docs/core/util/FileUtil.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import com.sismics.util.ImageUtil;
 import com.sismics.util.Scalr;
 import com.sismics.util.context.ThreadLocalContext;
 import com.sismics.util.mime.MimeTypeUtil;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ public class FileUtil {
         File file = new File();
         file.setOrder(order);
         file.setDocumentId(documentId);
-        file.setName(name);
+        file.setName(StringUtils.abbreviate(name, 200));
         file.setMimeType(mimeType);
         file.setUserId(userId);
         String fileId = fileDao.create(file, userId);
diff --git a/docs-web/src/main/java/com/sismics/docs/rest/resource/DocumentResource.java b/docs-web/src/main/java/com/sismics/docs/rest/resource/DocumentResource.java
index e7f08aa6..54194e92 100644
--- a/docs-web/src/main/java/com/sismics/docs/rest/resource/DocumentResource.java
+++ b/docs-web/src/main/java/com/sismics/docs/rest/resource/DocumentResource.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import com.sismics.util.EmailUtil;
 import com.sismics.util.JsonUtil;
 import com.sismics.util.context.ThreadLocalContext;
 import com.sismics.util.mime.MimeType;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.media.multipart.FormDataBodyPart;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.media.multipart.FormDataParam;
 import org.joda.time.DateTime;
@@ -824,10 +825,10 @@ public class DocumentResource extends BaseResource {
         if (mailContent.getSubject() == null) {
             document.setTitle("Imported email from EML file");
         } else {
-            document.setTitle(mailContent.getSubject());
+            document.setTitle(StringUtils.abbreviate(mailContent.getSubject(), 100));
         }
-        document.setDescription(mailContent.getMessage());
-        document.setSubject(mailContent.getSubject());
+        document.setDescription(StringUtils.abbreviate(mailContent.getMessage(), 4000));
+        document.setSubject(StringUtils.abbreviate(mailContent.getSubject(), 500));
         document.setFormat("EML");
         document.setSource("Email");
         document.setLanguage("eng");