Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, which is used to stop the so-called email spoofing where an e-mail message is sent from one email, but to seem as being sent from another, often with the objective to scam the recipient in some way. If SPF protection is enabled for a domain, a specific record is made for it in the Domain Name System and all DNS servers worldwide have it. The record contains all of the mail servers that are allowed to send valid messages from an e-mail address under the domain. When an e-mail is sent, the first DNS server it goes to checks the SPF record and if its sending server is permitted, the message is sent to the targeted destination. When, however, the sending server is not included in the SPF record for the specified domain, the message won't be forwarded and it will be removed. In case you employ this solution, it will stop third parties from sending spam e-mails which seem to have been sent by you.

SPF Protection in Cloud Website Hosting

The SPF protection option is provided by default with each cloud website hosting package that we supply and you are able to use it with ease so that you can protect the e-mails for any domain hosted in your account. The service is controlled through the Emails section of the outstanding, and easy to work with Hepsia Control Panel. All it takes to enable the protection is to type in the IP of the e-mail server as well as its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. Once the protection is active, only this server will be able to send email messages from emails generated under the domain name that you have picked. Your emails can be managed by another supplier, but if we manage them together with your web site, you may also activate an option for your email messages to be sent only when the domain uses our MX records. This selection will provide you with improved 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 questions or in case you have any sort of problems with this particular service, you can contact our tech support team anytime and they'll help you in a timely manner.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The SPF protection feature is provided with all the Linux semi-dedicated hosting, so in case you host your domain names in an account on our cloud web hosting platform, you are able to activate the service without difficulty for all your domains. The Hepsia Control Panel, which is provided with the semi-dedicated accounts, has a rather easy to use interface, so you will not have to be tech-savvy to protected your emails. You will simply have to type the hostname and the IP address of each mail server that you would like to be certified to send e-mails from your addresses and shortly after that the updated record will be active for the domain that you have chosen. As a further option, we'll also allow you to control your outgoing email messages and secure your mailboxes even better by permitting email messages to be sent only when the domain name in question contains our MX records i.e. the emails for the domain should be taken care of by us and not by another provider. By doing so you'll enjoy even better control and there won't be a chance for somebody to fake your emails for harmful purposes.