Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, that is designed to prevent the so-called e-mail spoofing where an e-mail message can be sent from one address, but to seem as being sent from a different, typically with the purpose to fraud the recipient for some reason. When SPF protection is activated for a domain name, a unique record is made for it in the Domain Name System and all of the DNS servers worldwide have it. The record contains all e-mail servers that are allowed to send valid messages from an e-mail address part of the domain. When a message is sent, the very first DNS server it goes to checks the SPF record and when its sending server is permitted, the message is sent to the targeted destination. If, however, the sending server is not included in the SPF record for the specified domain, the e-mail message won't be forwarded and it will be removed. In case you employ this solution, it will stop third parties from sending spam emails that look as if they have been sent from you.
SPF Protection in Website Hosting
The SPF protection feature is available as standard with each website hosting plan that we supply and you are able to use it without any difficulty in order to protect the e-mail addresses for any domain name hosted within your account. The service is handled through the Emails section of our hi-tech, and easy to work with Hepsia Control Panel. All you need to enable the protection is to type in the IP address of the email server in addition to its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. The moment the protection is active, only this server will be able to send email messages from e-mails created under the domain name that you've selected. Your e-mails may be managed by another company, but if we take care of them in addition to your web site, you may also activate the option for your e-mails to be sent only when the domain has our MX records. This feature provides you with greater security as just our server will be authorized to send email messages from your mailboxes and you'll have improved control. If you have any questions or if you have any sort of troubles with this particular service, you will be able to contact our tech support crew at any time and they'll give you a hand in a timely manner.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers
The Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, which comes with our semi-dedicated plans, will provide you with a very intuitive interface to enable the SPF protection service for every domain name that you host in your new account. Several clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia are enough for that and you will only have to enter the hostname and the IP address of the mail server which will be permitted to send out messages from your email addresses. In case the emails are taken care of on our end and not by some other provider, you are able to increase the security level even further and enable an option for the outgoing email messages to be sent only if your domain names feature our MX records. This option will give you increased control and it'll eliminate any chance of somebody forging your email addresses with the purpose of spamming and scamming people. It's not applicable if only your site is hosted on our innovative cloud website hosting platform, while your e-mails are managed by another provider. If you are not sure what options to pick, our tech support team will help you 24/7.