Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, that is designed to stop the so-called e-mail spoofing where an email message can be sent from one e-mail address, but to appear as being sent from another one, often with the idea to scam the recipient someway. When SPF protection is enabled for a domain, an exclusive record is generated for it in the Domain Name System and all DNS servers worldwide get it. The record includes all the email servers that are allowed to send legitimate messages from an e-mail address under the domain. When an email is sent, the first DNS server it encounters checks the SPF record and when the sending server is permitted, the message is forwarded to the target destination. In case, however, the sending server doesn't exist in the SPF record for the specified domain, the e-mail message will not be forwarded and it will be removed. Whenever you employ this service, it will stop third parties from sending spam that seem to have been sent from you.
SPF Protection in Cloud Website Hosting
The SPF protection function is provided by default with each and every cloud website hosting plan that we offer and you can use it without difficulty so that you can protect the e-mail addresses for each domain hosted in your account. The service is managed from the Emails section of our state-of-the-art, yet easy to work with Hepsia Control Panel. All you need to enable the protection is to type in the IP of the email server as well as its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. As soon as the protection is active, only this server will be able to send out e-mails from email addresses generated under the domain that you have selected. Your emails can be handled by some other supplier, but when we take care of them in addition to your website, you can also enable an option for your e-mails to be sent only when the domain uses our MX records. This selection provides you with better security as only our server will be authorized to send email messages from your mailboxes and you'll have improved control. If you have any questions or if you have any kind of difficulties with this particular service, you will be able to contact our technical support crew at any time and they'll help you right away.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes as standard with all of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting, provides you with an incredibly easy-to-use interface to activate the SPF security service for each domain that you host inside your new account. A couple of clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia will be enough for that then you will only have to enter the hostname and the IP address of the mail server which will be allowed to send out messages from your emails. In case the e-mails are handled by us and not by another provider, you're able to increase the protection level even further and take advantage of an option for the outgoing email messages to be sent only if your domain names include our MX records. This option will provide you with better control and it'll eliminate any chance of someone faking your e-mail addresses with the intention of spamming and scamming people. It is not applicable when only your site is on our state-of-the-art cloud website hosting platform, while your e-mail addresses are handled by a different service provider. If you aren't sure what features to select, our tech support crew will help you 24/7.