SPF, which stands for Sender Policy Framework, is an email safety system, that is is intended to verify if an e-mail message is sent by a licensed server. Employing SPF protection for a particular domain name will stop the forging of email addresses created with the domain. In simple words: enabling this function for a domain creates a specific record in the Domain Name System (DNS) which contains the IP addresses of the servers that are allowed to send e-mail messages from mail boxes using the domain. The moment this record propagates worldwide, it will exist on all of the DNS servers that route the Internet traffic. Every time an email message is sent, the initial DNS server it uses checks whether it originates from an authorized server. When it does, it is sent to the destination address, yet if it doesn't originate from a server part of the SPF record for the particular domain, it is rejected. In this way nobody will be able to mask an email address to make it appear as if you're e-mailing spam. This technique is also identified as email spoofing.

SPF Protection in Shared Website Hosting

The SPF protection option is accessible by default with every single shared website hosting plan that we supply and you'll be able to use it without any difficulty so that you can secure the email addresses for each domain name hosted within your account. The service is controlled from the Emails section of our outstanding, albeit easy-to-navigate Hepsia Control Panel. All you need to enable the protection is to type the IP address of the mail server in addition to its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. As soon as the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send e-mails from e-mails made under the domain that you have selected. Your e-mail addresses may be taken care of by another company, but in case that we take care of them along with your web site, you can activate an option for your email messages to be sent only when the domain uses our MX records. This solution gives you better security as exclusively our server will be certified to send e-mails from your mailboxes and you'll have improved control. If you have any questions or in case you experience any kind of problems with this service, you'll be able to contact our tech support team at any time and they will help you immediately.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you'll be able to secure your emails by enabling the SPF protection service for any domain name hosted in your account with just a few clicks. This is done from the Emails section of the Hepsia Control Panel that is provided with the semi-dedicated accounts and even when you have no previous practical experience with such issues, you won't have any problems to activate the protection. The only things that you'll have to do will be to choose a domain from a drop-down list and then type the mail server hostname and IPv4 or IPv6 address. Once the new record propagates, messages from your e-mail addresses will be sent globally only if they're sent from that particular server. When your emails are managed by our company and not by a third-party supplier, you can also take advantage of an option for email messages to be mailed only if the domain includes our MX records and this would be the most secure option. In case you have any questions about thisfunction, you can get in touch with our tech support team 24/7.