SPF, which means Sender Policy Framework, is an e-mail safety system, that is is intended to confirm whether an email message was sent by an authorized server. Employing SPF protection for a particular domain name will prevent the counterfeiting of emails created with the domain. In layman's terms: activating this feature for a domain name creates a specific record in the Domain Name System (DNS) which includes the IP of the servers that are allowed to send e-mails from mailboxes under the domain. When this record propagates worldwide, it exists on all the DNS servers that route the Internet traffic. Any time an e-mail message is sent, the first DNS server it uses tests if it originates from an official server. In the event it does, it is sent to the destination address, however when it doesn't originate from a server indexed in the SPF record for the domain, it is discarded. In this way nobody can mask an e-mail address and make it appear as if you're sending spam messages. This technique is also termed email spoofing.
SPF Protection in Web Hosting
The SPF protection option is provided by default with each web hosting package that we supply and you can use it with ease so as to protect the emails for any domain hosted in your account. The service is operated from the Emails section of the revolutionary, albeit easy to work with Hepsia Control Panel. All you need to activate the protection is to type the IP address of the mail server in addition to its hostname - mail.server.com, for instance. Once the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send e-mail messages from email addresses generated under the domain name that you've picked. Your email addresses may be handled by some other supplier, but when we take care of them in addition to your website, you may also activate the option for your e-mails to be sent only when the domain features our MX records. This solution provides you with even better security as only our server will be permitted to send e-mails from your mailboxes and you'll have better control. If you have any kind of questions or in case you experience any problems with this service, you'll be able to contact our tech support crew 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 us, you can use the SPF protection feature as part of the regular set of services that you will have with this type of web hosting. Activating the protection requires just a few easy steps in the Hepsia Control Panel, thus even in the event that you haven't employed this kind of function before, you will not have any kind of problems. Employing a very time and effort saving interface, you'll just need to insert the information of the mail server that will be permitted to send messages from your e-mail addresses - its hostname (mail.server.com) and IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). The moment the newly generated record propagates, nobody will be able to forge any email address for that particular domain name and send emails from a server different from the one you have typed in. This doesn't necessarily have to be our mail server, yet if we manage your email messages, you can allow an extra level of security by choosing an option that e-mails can be send out from addresses @your-domain.com only if the domain employs our MX records. Our tech support team can assist you 24/7 in case you have any kind of questions regarding this service.