SPF, which is an abbreviation for Sender Policy Framework, is a verification system that aims at protecting against the so-called email faking. In simple terms, this means sending a message from one email address and making it appear to be sent from another with the objective to scam in some way the individual receiving it. When the SPF protection is running for a domain name, a record which includes all of the mail servers authorized to send messages with addresses within the domain is created. The record is saved on all of the DNS servers that route the web traffic globally, therefore they all can recognize if an e-mail message originates from a trustworthy server or not. The verification is conducted at the first server where the email goes through and in the first case the e-mail message is forwarded, and in the second one it is discarded and it never reaches the intended recipient. Employing SPF records for your domains will stop any unwanted people from making use of your emails for harmful purposes.
SPF Protection in Shared Hosting
The SPF protection function is provided as standard with each and every shared hosting package that we supply and you are able to use it without any difficulty so that you can protect the emails for any domain name hosted as part of your account. The service is controlled from the Emails section of our innovative, and easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. What is needed to activate the protection is to type the IP address of the mail server and its hostname - mail.server.com, for instance. As soon as the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send emails from emails generated under the domain that you have selected. Your e-mail addresses may be taken care of by another supplier, but in case that we handle them in addition to your site, you may also activate an option for your e-mail messages to be sent only when the domain uses our MX records. This selection will provide you with better security as exclusively our server will be approved to send messages from your mailboxes and you will have better control. When you have any questions or in case you have any sort of issues with this particular service, you'll be able to contact our tech support crew anytime and they'll assist you without delay.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you host your domains in a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you will be able to benefit from the SPF protection feature as a part of the conventional group of services that you'll receive using this type of web hosting. Activating the protection will involve only a couple of easy steps within the Hepsia Control Panel, therefore even in the event that you've never employed such a feature before, you won't have any kind of issues. Employing a very easy-to-navigate interface, you'll only need to type in the details of the mail server which will be authorized to send out messages from your email addresses - its hostname (mail.server.com) and IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). Once the recently made record propagates, nobody will be able to counterfeit any e-mail 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, still when we take care of your e-mails, you will be able to enable an extra level of protection by choosing an option that e-mail messages can be send from addresses @your-domain.com only in the event that the domain employs our MX records. Our tech support staff will be able to assist you 24/7 in case you have any kind of questions about this service.