Setting Up Email Forwarding in Zendesk
How do I set up email forwarding for an external support address in Zendesk?
To set up email forwarding for an external support address, you need to configure your email server to forward incoming emails to your Zendesk account.
This involves adding the external email address as a support address in Zendesk and ensuring that your email server is set to forward emails to your Zendesk support email. For detailed steps, refer to the originalZendesk help article.
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