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Spam Ticket

Spam tickets in Zoho Desk are created from unsolicited emails, filtered automatically to a separate queue using spam rules and sender blocklists.

A spam ticket in Zoho Desk is a ticket created by unsolicited, irrelevant, or automated emails rather than genuine customer queries. Spam tickets clutter agent queues and can distort ticket volume metrics if not filtered out.

How Spam Filtering Works

Zoho Desk includes spam detection that analyses incoming emails for known spam patterns. Tickets identified as spam are moved to a separate spam queue where administrators can review and permanently delete them. The spam filter can be trained by manually marking tickets as spam.

Spam Rules and Blocklisting

Administrators can create spam rules based on sender email addresses, domains, or content patterns. Blocklisted senders have their emails automatically moved to spam without creating active tickets. This keeps the main queue free from known spam sources.

CAPTCHA on Web Forms

For spam tickets arriving via web forms, adding CAPTCHA to the form submission prevents automated spam bots from creating tickets. This reduces spam ticket volume at the source rather than filtering after creation.

Example: A company’s support email receives 50 automated marketing emails per day that create unwanted tickets. The administrator adds the sender domains to the Zoho Desk blocklist and creates a spam rule matching the email subject pattern. Spam ticket volume drops to near zero within a day.
What is a Spam Ticket in Zoho Desk?

A spam ticket is created from unsolicited or automated emails rather than genuine customer queries. Zoho Desk’s spam filtering moves these to a separate queue to keep agent queues focused on real customer issues.

How can I prevent spam tickets in Zoho Desk?

Prevention methods include spam rules based on sender domain or content patterns, blocklisting known spam sources, adding CAPTCHA to web forms, and training the spam filter by manually marking spam tickets.

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