SPF, which is an acronym for Sender Policy Framework, is an e-mail safety system, which is is intended to verify if an e-mail message was sent by a licensed server. Using SPF protection for a particular domain name will stop the counterfeiting of email addresses made with the domain. In layman's terms: enabling this function for a domain creates a specific record in the Domain Name System (DNS) which includes the IP of the servers that are permitted to send emails from mailboxes using the domain. When this record propagates globally, it will exist on all DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic. When an email message is sent, the initial DNS server it uses verifies if it comes from an official server. In the event it does, it's sent to the destination address, however when it doesn't come from a server part of the SPF record for the particular domain, it's discarded. Thus nobody can mask an e-mail address then make it look as if you are distributing spam. This method is also termed email spoofing.

SPF Protection in Cloud Hosting

The SPF protection function is available as standard with every single cloud hosting package that we offer and you are able to use it with ease to secure the e-mails for any domain name hosted within your account. The service is handled through the Emails section of our advanced, yet intuitive Hepsia Control Panel. All it takes to enable the protection is to type the IP of the e-mail server plus its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. When the protection is active, only this server will be able to send e-mails from emails generated under the domain that you've selected. Your e-mails can be handled by another supplier, but in case that we handle them together with your web site, you may also enable the option for messages to be sent only if the domain uses our MX records. This feature provides you with even better security as just our server will be certified to send email messages from your mailboxes and you'll have better control. When you have any questions or in case you have any kind of problems with this service, you'll be able to contact our tech support team at any time and they'll assist you right away.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

The SPF protection attribute comes with all of the semi-dedicated servers, so when you host your domain names in an account on our cloud website hosting platform, you'll be able to use this particular service without difficulty for all your domains. The Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with the semi-dedicated accounts, has a very easy to use interface, which means that you will not need to be proficient in the use of computers in order to protected your e-mails. You'll only 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 shortly after that the updated record will be active for the domain that you've selected. As an extra option, we'll also allow you to control your outgoing emails and protect your mailboxes even further by permitting messages to be sent only when the domain name in question features our MX records i.e. the e-mail messages for the domain need to be managed here and not by some other company. In this way you'll enjoy even superior control and there will not be a chance for somebody to forge your emails for malicious objectives.