Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a verification system, which is employed to stop the so-called e-mail spoofing where an email message can be sent from one email address, but to look as being sent from another one, generally with the objective to scam the recipient for some reason. When SPF protection is activated for a domain name, a special record is generated for it in the Domain Name System and all the DNS servers globally receive it. The record features all of the e-mail servers that are allowed to send legitimate messages from an email address part of the domain. When a message is sent, the very first DNS server it goes to checks the SPF record and in case its sending server is permitted, the message is forwarded to the targeted destination. In case, however, the sending server is not included in the SPF record for the particular domain, the email message won't be sent and it'll be discarded. If you use this service, it'll stop third parties from sending spam that appear to have been sent from you.

SPF Protection in Web Hosting

The SPF protection function is provided by default with every single web hosting package that we supply and you'll be able to use it without difficulty so that you can protect the emails for any domain hosted as part of your account. The service is handled through the Emails section of the revolutionary, yet intuitive Hepsia Control Panel. All you need to activate the protection is to type in the IP address of the mail server and its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. When the protection is active, only this server will be able to send email messages from emails created under the domain name that you've selected. Your emails can be taken care of by another company, but when we handle them along with your website, you can also enable the option for e-mail messages to be sent only when the domain uses our MX records. This feature will provide you with better protection as just our server will be certified to send email messages from your mailboxes and you'll have superior control. When you have any kind of questions or in case you experience any kind of issues with this service, you can contact our tech support crew anytime and they will help you without delay.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, which comes as standard with our semi-dedicated plans, offers you an extremely user-friendly interface to activate the SPF security service for each domain that you host inside your new account. A few clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia are enough for that then you'll only have to enter the hostname and the IP address of the mail server which will be allowed to send messages from your e-mail addresses. When the email messages are managed by us and not by another supplier, you will be able to boost the protection level even more and enable an option for all the outgoing email messages to be sent only if your domains use our MX records. This option gives you increased control and it will eliminate any possibility of somebody faking your e-mails with the purpose of spamming or scamming people. It is not applicable in case only your web site is hosted on our hi-tech cloud hosting platform, while your e-mails are managed by another provider. If you aren't sure what options to choose, our technical support team will assist you 24/7.