Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, which is intended to prevent the so-called e-mail spoofing where an email message can be sent from one email address, but to seem as being sent from another, frequently with the idea to scam the recipient someway. If SPF protection is enabled for a domain, a special record is created for it in the Domain Name System and all the DNS servers worldwide have it. The record contains all of the mail servers that are allowed to send valid messages from an email address within the domain. When an e-mail is sent, the very first DNS server it goes to checks the SPF record and in case the sending server is authorized, the message is forwarded to the target destination. In case, however, the sending server is not present in the SPF record for the particular domain, the email message will not be forwarded and it'll be removed. In case you use this service, it will stop third parties from sending spam emails which seem to have been sent by you.

SPF Protection in Cloud Website Hosting

The SPF protection function is provided as standard with each and every cloud website hosting package that we offer and you are able to use it without difficulty in order to secure the emails for any domain hosted within your account. The service is handled from the Emails section of our advanced, and easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. All you need to enable the protection is to type the IP of the e-mail server as well as its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. As soon as the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send out e-mail messages from e-mails created under the domain that you have picked. Your e-mails can be handled by a different company, but when we handle them in addition to your website, you may also enable an option for your e-mails to be sent only if the domain features our MX records. This selection gives you even better security as exclusively our server will be approved to send e-mails from your mailboxes and you will have improved control. If you have any questions or in case you have any kind of issues with this particular service, you will be able to contact our technical support team at any time and they'll give you a hand in a timely manner.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

When 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 conventional set of services that you'll receive using this kind of website hosting. Starting the protection involves only a few easy steps inside the Hepsia Control Panel, so that even in the event that you haven't used this kind of function before, you will not have any kind of troubles. Using a very user-friendly interface, you will just have to input the information of the mail server that will be certified to send messages from your addresses - its hostname (mail.server.com) and IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). As soon as the newly made record propagates, no one will be able to counterfeit any e-mail for that particular domain name and send out e-mail messages from a server different from the one you have typed in. This doesn't necessarily have to be our mail server, yet in case we manage your emails, you're able to allow an extra level of security by choosing an option that emails can be send from addresses @your-domain.com only if the domain uses our MX records. Our technical support team can help you 24/7 in case you have any kind of questions about this service.