[rt-users] Re: sending new email via rt

[Bruce Timberlake]

> I was looking to send emails to customers not to another queue. Our support
> team speaks to our customers via email and we started to use rt as the
> ticketing systems for customers who request assistance via email. The
> trouble is if support wanted to send a test message to the customer without
> our customers emailing them first rt don't seem to supply a to field like a
> mail client would.

Just have the support person create a new ticket, and add the customer as a 
Requester.

From the main summary screen, select the appropriate queue and click the "New 
Ticket In" button.

In the ticket generation field, fill in the Requestors field with the 
customer's email address, and add the message you want to send, etc.

You'll now have evidence you sent the email, and they have a way to reply that 
will keep it all under the same ticket.

Maybe set up a "testing only" queue for these to be created in. If the 
customer replies, or the issue progresses further, move the ticket to a more 
appropriate queue.