SPF, which stands for Sender Policy Framework, is an e-mail protection system, that is used to confirm whether an e-mail message was sent by an authorized server. Employing SPF protection for a domain name will stop the counterfeiting of email addresses generated with the domain. In layman's terms: enabling this feature for a domain name makes a specific record in the Domain Name System (DNS) containing the IP of the servers which are permitted to send emails from mailboxes under the domain. When this record propagates globally, it exists on all of the DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic. When some e-mail message is sent, the first DNS server it goes through checks if it originates from an official server. When it does, it is forwarded to the destination address, but when it does not originate from a server listed in the SPF record for the particular domain, it's discarded. Thus nobody can mask an e-mail address then make it appear as if you're e-mailing spam messages. This technique is also referred to as email spoofing.

SPF Protection in Shared Web Hosting

The SPF protection feature is available as standard with every single shared web hosting package that we offer and you can use it without difficulty in order to protect the email addresses for any domain hosted within your account. The service is controlled through the Emails section of our state-of-the-art, albeit easy to work with Hepsia Control Panel. All it takes to enable the protection is to type the IP of the e-mail server and its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. When the protection is active, only this server will be able to send out email messages from e-mails generated under the domain that you've picked. Your e-mail addresses can be managed by a different company, but when we take care of them together with your website, you can also activate the option for e-mails to be sent only if the domain uses our MX records. This solution gives you even better protection as just our server will be authorized to send e-mail messages from your mailboxes and you'll have improved control. When you have any questions or in case you have any difficulties with this service, you'll be able to contact our tech support crew at any time and they'll assist you right away.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

The SPF protection feature is available with all of the semi-dedicated plans, so when you host your domain names in an account on our cloud hosting platform, you're able to activate this service effortlessly for all of your domains. The Hepsia Control Panel, which is provided with the semi-dedicated accounts, features a quite easy to work with interface, which means that you will not need to be tech-savvy in order to secure your email addresses. You will simply have to type the hostname and the IP address of each mail server that you would like to be permitted to send out e-mails from your addresses and immediately after that the new record will be activated for the domain that you've chosen. As an additional option, we will also give you the ability to control your outgoing emails and secure your mailboxes even better by permitting email messages to be sent only when the domain name in question features our MX records i.e. the e-mail messages for the domain name need to be managed on our end and not by another company. By doing so you will enjoy even better control and there will not be a chance for someone to fake your e-mails for malicious intentions.