Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, which is employed to stop the so-called e-mail spoofing where an e-mail message can be sent from one address, but to seem as being sent from another, ordinarily with the objective to fraud the recipient for some reason. If SPF protection is enabled for a domain name, a specific record is generated for it in the Domain Name System and all the DNS servers around the world have it. The record includes all e-mail servers that are permitted to send valid messages from an email address under the domain. When a message is sent, the very first DNS server it encounters checks the SPF record and in case the sending server is authorized, the message is forwarded to the target receiver. When, however, the sending server is not contained in the SPF record for the given domain, the message will not be sent and it'll be removed. When you use this service, it will prevent third parties from sending spam emails which appear to have been sent by you.

SPF Protection in Web Hosting

The SPF protection function is provided as standard with every single web hosting package that we supply and you will be able to use it with ease so that you can protect the e-mails for any domain name hosted in your account. The service is operated through the Emails section of our hi-tech, yet intuitive Hepsia Control Panel. All it takes to activate the protection is to type the IP address of the email server plus its hostname - mail.server.com, for instance. When the protection is active, only this server will be able to send messages from emails created under the domain name that you've picked. Your email addresses may be handled by some other company, but in case that we take care of them together with your web site, you may also activate the option for your e-mail messages to be sent only when the domain features our MX records. This option provides you with superior protection as solely our server will be approved to send e-mail messages from your mailboxes and you'll have improved control. If you have any questions or if you experience any sort of difficulties with this service, you can contact our tech support crew at any time and they'll give you a hand without delay.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have a semi-dedicated server account from us, you will be able to secure your email addresses by activating the SPF security service for any domain name in the account with just a couple of mouse-clicks. This is done from the Emails section of our Hepsia Control Panel that is included with the semi-dedicated accounts and even if you lack previous practical experience with these kinds of things, you will not have any kind of trouble to activate the security. Everything that you'll need to do will be to pick a domain name from a drop-down menu then type the mail server hostname and IPv4 or IPv6 address. Once the updated record propagates, messages from your e-mail addresses will be mailed around the world only if they are sent from that particular server. When your email addresses are taken care of by us and not by some third-party supplier, you can also activate an option for emails to be sent only if the domain name includes our MX records and this is the safest option. In case you have any questions about thisfunction, you can get in touch with our support crew 24/7.