SPF, which means Sender Policy Framework, is an e-mail safety system, which is designed to verify if an email message was sent by a licensed server. Using SPF protection for a domain will stop the faking of emails created with the domain. In layman's terms: activating this attribute for a domain makes a specific record in the Domain Name System (DNS) that contains the IP of the servers which are allowed to send e-mail messages from mailboxes using the domain. When this record propagates worldwide, it exists on all the DNS servers that route the Internet traffic. When some email message is sent, the initial DNS server it uses verifies whether it comes from an official server. If it does, it is sent to the destination address, but when it does not originate from a server part of the SPF record for the particular domain, it's discarded. Thus nobody can mask an email address and make it look as if you are distributing spam. This technique is also termed email spoofing.

SPF Protection in Web Hosting

The SPF protection option is accessible by default with each web hosting package that we supply and you'll be able to use it with ease so that you can secure the email addresses for each domain hosted within your account. The service is handled through the Emails section of our revolutionary, albeit easy to work with Hepsia Control Panel. All it takes to activate the protection is to type in the IP address of the mail server in addition to its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. When the protection is active, only this server will be able to send out e-mails from email addresses made under the domain name that you've selected. Your e-mails may be taken care of by some other provider, but if we manage them together with your site, you can also activate an option for your emails to be sent only if the domain features our MX records. This option provides you with even better protection as exclusively 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 sort of difficulties with this service, you will be able to contact our technical support crew anytime and they will help you in a timely manner.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you host your domains in a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you are able to take advantage of the SPF protection feature as a part of the standard set of services that you'll get using this type of website hosting. Enabling the protection involves just several simple steps inside the Hepsia Control Panel, so that even in the event that you haven't used this type of feature before, you will not have any problems. Using a very easy-to-use interface, you will simply need to enter the information of the mail server which will be permitted to send messages from your email addresses - its hostname (mail.server.com) and IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). As soon as the newly generated record propagates, no one will be able to fake any email for that particular domain and send email messages from a server different from the one you have entered. This does not necessarily have to be our mail server, however if we manage your email messages, you're able to activate an additional level of protection by choosing an option that e-mail messages can be send from addresses @your-domain.com only in case the domain employs our MX records. Our technical support crew can assist you 24/7 in case you have any kind of questions about this service.