SPF, which stands for Sender Policy Framework, is an e-mail safety system, that is used to validate whether an e-mail message was sent by an authorized server. Employing SPF protection for a given domain will prevent the forging of email addresses generated with the domain. In simple words: enabling this attribute for a domain makes a specific record in the Domain Name System (DNS) which includes the IP addresses of the servers which are allowed to send email messages from mailboxes under the domain. As soon as this record propagates globally, it will exist on all the DNS servers that route the Internet traffic. Any time some email message is sent, the first DNS server it uses verifies if it originates from an authorized server. When it does, it is forwarded to the destination address, however if it does not originate from a server listed in the SPF record for the particular domain, it's discarded. In this way nobody can mask an e-mail address to make it look as if you are sending spam messages. This method is also called email spoofing.
SPF Protection in Shared Web Hosting
The SPF protection function is accessible as standard with each and every shared web hosting package that we supply and you will be able to use it without difficulty so as to protect the email addresses for each domain hosted in your account. The service is managed from the Emails section of the revolutionary, yet easy to work with Hepsia Control Panel. All you need to enable the protection is to type the IP address of the mail server and its hostname - mail.server.com, for instance. As soon as the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send messages from e-mails generated under the domain that you have selected. Your e-mail addresses may be taken care of by another provider, but if we manage them together with your website, you may also activate the option for your email messages to be sent only when the domain has our MX records. This option will provide you with better protection as just our server will be permitted to send e-mails from your mailboxes and you will have better control. If you have any kind of questions or in case you experience any kind of difficulties with this particular service, you can contact our technical support team at any time and they'll assist you in a timely manner.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you host your domains in a semi-dedicated server account with us, you can take advantage of the SPF protection feature as part of the standard collection of services that you'll get using this kind of website hosting. Activating the protection will require just several simple steps inside the Hepsia Control Panel, thus even if you have never used this type of function before, you won't have any type of troubles. Through a really easy-to-use interface, you'll simply have to type in the info of the mail server that will be certified to send out messages from your e-mail addresses - its hostname (mail.server.com) and IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). Once the newly created record propagates, nobody will be able to counterfeit any email for that particular domain and send out email messages from a server different from the one you have entered. This doesn't necessarily have to be our mail server, yet if we take care of your email messages, you can allow an additional level of security by choosing an option that emails can be send from addresses @your-domain.com only if the domain employs our MX records. Our tech support staff can help you 24/7 if you have any kind of questions regarding this service.