Zendesk requires plugins to select outbound email address per ticket
Zendesk does not natively allow agents to choose which email address support tickets are sent from without installing additional plugins. Multi-brand businesses need this to maintain brand separation in customer communications. The plugin dependency adds cost and complexity for a feature that should be core functionality.
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