SPF, which abbreviates Sender Policy Framework, is a verification system that is aimed at blocking the so-called e-mail forging. Basically, this means sending some message from one e-mail address and making it look like it’s sent from another one with the objective to scam in some manner the person receiving it. When the SPF protection is activated for a domain, a record which contains all of the mail servers authorized to email messages with addresses within the domain is created. The record is saved on all DNS servers that route the Internet traffic globally, thus they all can recognize if an email message originates from a valid server or not. The check is performed at the very first server where the e-mail goes through and in the first case the message is forwarded, while in the second one it's discarded and it never gets to its intended recipient. Applying SPF records for your domain names will prevent all unwanted people from using your emails for malicious objectives.

SPF Protection in Shared Hosting

The SPF protection option is available as standard with every single shared hosting package that we offer and you can use it without any difficulty so that you can secure the e-mail addresses for any domain hosted within your account. The service is handled from the Emails section of our innovative, yet easy to work with Hepsia Control Panel. All it takes to enable the protection is to type in the IP address of the e-mail server and its hostname - mail.server.com, for instance. The moment the protection is active, only this server will be able to send out messages from e-mails created under the domain that you have picked. Your email addresses can be taken care of by some other supplier, but when we handle them in addition to your website, you may also enable the option for your messages to be sent only if the domain uses our MX records. This option provides you with superior protection as only our server will be approved to send out e-mails from your mailboxes and you'll have better control. When you have any questions or in case you experience any sort of difficulties with this particular service, you can contact our tech support crew anytime and they'll assist you in a timely manner.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, you can secure your email addresses by enabling the SPF protection service for every domain hosted in the account with only a couple of mouse-clicks. This can be done in the Emails section of the Hepsia Control Panel that is included with the semi-dedicated accounts and even if you have no previous experience with such matters, you won't have any difficulties to enable the protection. The only things that you will have to do will be to select a domain from a drop-down list and after that type the mail server hostname and IPv4 or IPv6 address. When the updated record propagates, messages from your emails will be delivered worldwide only if they're sent from that particular server. If your emails are handled by our company and not by a third-party supplier, you can also take advantage of an option for emails to be mailed only if the domain has our MX records and the aforementioned would be the most secure option. When you have any questions about thisfunction, you will be able to contact our technical support team 24/7.