Zendesk Email Replies Not Recorded in Ticket Thread
When agents respond to tickets directly from email, Zendesk does not capture the outbound reply in the ticket thread, creating invisible communication gaps. For larger teams this breaks auditability and handoff continuity — the core value of a ticketing system.
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