SPF, which is short for Sender Policy Framework, is an e-mail protection system, that is employed to verify whether an email message is sent by an official server. Using SPF protection for a domain will prevent the counterfeiting of emails generated with the domain. In simple words: enabling this function for a domain name makes a particular record in the Domain Name System (DNS) which includes the IP addresses of the servers that are permitted to send e-mail messages from mailboxes under the domain. When this record propagates globally, it exists on all the DNS servers that route the Internet traffic. When a new e-mail message is sent, the initial DNS server it uses verifies whether it originates from an authorized server. If it does, it is forwarded to the destination address, but when it doesn't come from a server part of the SPF record for the domain, it is discarded. Thus nobody will be able to mask an email address then make it appear as if you are e-mailing spam messages. This method is also called email spoofing.

SPF Protection in Shared Web Hosting

The SPF protection feature is provided as standard with every single shared web hosting plan that we offer and you are able to use it without any difficulty to protect the e-mail addresses for each domain hosted within your account. The service is operated from the Emails section of our revolutionary, and easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. What is needed to enable the protection is to type in the IP of the email server plus its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. When the protection is active, only this server will be able to send emails from e-mails generated under the domain that you have selected. Your emails can be taken care of by another provider, but when we take care of them in addition to your web site, you can enable the option for your emails to be sent only if the domain features our MX records. This feature will provide you with better security as only our server will be certified to send out emails from your mailboxes and you'll have better control. When you have any questions or if you have any kind of difficulties with this particular service, you can contact our technical support team at any time and they'll assist you without delay.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you host your domains in a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are able to employ the SPF protection feature as part of the regular collection of services that you'll receive using this type of web hosting. Enabling the protection involves just several simple steps inside the Hepsia Control Panel, thus even in the event that you've never used this kind of feature before, you will not have any problems. Through an exceptionally easy-to-navigate interface, you will simply have to type in the details of the mail server that will be authorized to send out messages from your addresses - its hostname (mail.server.com) and IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). The moment the newly made record propagates, no one will be able to counterfeit any e-mail for that particular domain name and send out email messages from a server different from the one you have typed in. This doesn't necessarily have to be our mail server, still when we handle your e-mails, you're able to enable an additional level of protection by picking an option that e-mail messages can be send out from addresses @your-domain.com only if the domain uses our MX records. Our tech support team can help you 24/7 if you have any questions related to this service.