Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, which is used to stop the so-called e-mail spoofing where an e-mail message is sent from one e-mail address, but to appear as being sent from a different one, frequently with the idea to scam the recipient for some reason. When SPF protection is enabled for a domain, a specific record is generated for it in the Domain Name System and all the DNS servers worldwide have it. The record contains all e-mail servers that are permitted to send authentic messages from an e-mail address part of the domain. When an e-mail is sent, the first DNS server it goes to checks the SPF record and when its sending server is authorized, the message is forwarded to the target receiver. When, however, the sending server is not present in the SPF record for the specified domain, the e-mail message won't be forwarded and it'll be discarded. When you employ this solution, it will prevent third parties from sending spam emails that appear to have been sent by you.

SPF Protection in Hosting

The SPF protection option is provided as standard with every single hosting package that we supply and you're able to use it without any difficulty to protect the emails for any domain hosted within your account. The service is controlled from the Emails section of our state-of-the-art, and easy-to-navigate Hepsia Control Panel. All you need to enable the protection is to type the IP address of the email server in addition to its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. As soon as the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send out email messages from email addresses made under the domain that you've picked. Your e-mails can be handled by a different provider, but when we take care of them together with your site, you can also activate an option for your emails to be sent only when the domain has our MX records. This feature will provide you with improved security as just our server will be approved to send out messages from your mailboxes and you'll have better control. If you have any questions or in case you experience any kind of problems with this particular service, you can contact our tech support team at any time and they will assist you in a timely manner.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, which is included with all of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting, provides you with an incredibly user-friendly interface to activate the SPF security service for any domain that you host in your new account. A few 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 permitted to send messages from your emails. When the emails are handled by us and not by another provider, you can boost the protection level even further and take advantage of an option for your outgoing e-mail messages to be sent only if your domain names use our MX records. This option gives you increased control and it'll eliminate any possibility of somebody faking your emails with the intention of spamming and / or scamming people. It is not applicable in case just your website is on our hi-tech cloud hosting platform, while your emails are handled by some other service provider. If you aren't sure what features to choose, our tech support team will help you 24/7.