Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a verification system, that is intended to prevent the so-called e-mail spoofing where an e-mail message can be sent from one email, but to seem as being sent from a different one, generally with the purpose to fraud the recipient for some reason. If SPF protection is activated for a domain name, a unique record is created for it in the Domain Name System and all the DNS servers worldwide have it. The record contains all the mail servers that are permitted to send valid messages from an e-mail address within the domain. When an e-mail is sent, the first DNS server it encounters checks the SPF record and when its sending server is authorized, the message is forwarded to the targeted receiver. If, however, the sending server is not contained in the SPF record for the particular domain, the email message will not be forwarded and it'll be removed. When you employ this service, it will prevent third parties from sending spam emails that look as if they have been sent by you.
SPF Protection in Website Hosting
The SPF protection function is accessible as standard with each website hosting package that we offer and you are able to use it without difficulty to protect the e-mail addresses for each domain name hosted in your account. The service is operated through the Emails section of the outstanding, yet intuitive Hepsia Control Panel. All you need to activate the protection is to type in the IP of the e-mail server in addition to its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. The moment the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send out email messages from email addresses generated under the domain name that you've selected. Your emails may be taken care of by a different supplier, but in case that we manage them in addition to your website, you may also activate the option for messages to be sent only when the domain uses our MX records. This solution will provide you with improved security as only our server will be authorized to send email messages from your mailboxes and you will have improved control. When you have any questions or in case you experience any kind of troubles with this particular service, you will be able to contact our tech support crew anytime and they will give you a hand immediately.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, that comes with our Linux semi-dedicated packages, will provide you with an extremely easy-to-use interface to activate the SPF protection service for each domain that you host inside your new account. Just a few clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia will be enough for that and you'll only have to type in the hostname and the IP address of the mail server which will be permitted to send out messages from your emails. When the email messages are handled on our end and not by some other supplier, you'll be able to raise the security level even further and enable an option for your outgoing email messages to be sent only if your domains use our MX records. This option provides you with better control and it will eliminate any possibility of someone counterfeiting your e-mail addresses with the intention of spamming or scamming people. It's not applicable if only your web site is hosted on our modern cloud web hosting platform, while your emails are managed by a different service provider. If you aren't sure what options to pick, our tech support team will help you 24/7.