Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a verification system, that is used to stop the so-called e-mail spoofing where an email message is sent from one address, but to look as being sent from a different one, generally with the purpose to scam the recipient in some way. When SPF protection is enabled for a domain name, a specific record is generated for it in the Domain Name System and all of the DNS servers worldwide receive it. The record contains all mail servers that are permitted to send valid messages from an e-mail address part of the domain. When an e-mail is sent, the very first DNS server it encounters checks the SPF record and in case its sending server is permitted, the message is sent to the targeted destination. In case, however, the sending server is not contained in the SPF record for the given domain, the email message will not be forwarded and it'll be discarded. If you employ this solution, it'll prevent third parties from sending spam messages which appear to have been sent by you.

SPF Protection in Cloud Web Hosting

The SPF protection function is provided as standard with each cloud web hosting package that we supply and you'll be able to use it without any difficulty so as to secure the e-mail addresses for each domain hosted in your account. The service is managed from the Emails section of our cutting-edge, and easy to work with Hepsia Control Panel. All it takes to enable the protection is to type in the IP of the mail server plus its hostname - mail.server.com, for instance. When the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send e-mail messages from e-mails created under the domain that you've selected. Your emails may be managed by another supplier, but in case that we handle them along with your website, you can also enable an option for your e-mail messages to be sent only if the domain uses our MX records. This option gives you improved security as exclusively our server will be certified to send messages from your mailboxes and you'll have superior control. If you have any kind of questions or if you have any kind of problems with this service, you will be able to contact our tech support crew at any time and they will give you a hand immediately.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you host your domain names in a semi-dedicated server account with us, you can take advantage of the SPF protection feature as part of the standard set of services that you will have with this type of hosting. Starting the protection will require only a few easy steps inside the Hepsia Control Panel, thus even in the event that you've never employed this kind of feature before, you won't have any issues. Using an exceptionally time and effort saving interface, you'll simply have to input the information of the mail server that will be certified to send messages from your email addresses - its hostname (mail.server.com) and IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). As soon as the recently made record propagates, nobody will be able to counterfeit any email address for that particular domain and send out messages from a server other than the one you have entered. This does not specifically have to be our mail server, still if we take care of your email messages, you will be able to activate one more level of protection by choosing an option that email messages can be send from addresses @your-domain.com only in the event that the domain uses our MX records. Our tech support team can help you 24/7 if you have any questions about this service.