SPF, which is an acronym for Sender Policy Framework, is an e-mail protection system, that is designed to verify whether an e-mail message is sent by a licensed server. Employing SPF protection for a particular domain will prevent the counterfeiting of email addresses made with the domain. In simple words: enabling this feature for a domain generates a specific record in the Domain Name System (DNS) that contains the IP of the servers which are permitted to send e-mail messages from mail boxes under the domain. As soon as this record propagates globally, it exists on all the DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic. Whenever a new e-mail message is sent, the first DNS server it uses checks whether it originates from an approved server. In the event it does, it is sent to the destination address, but when it doesn't come from a server indexed in the SPF record for the domain, it's rejected. Thus nobody can mask an email address to make it appear as if you are e-mailing spam messages. This approach is also termed email spoofing.
SPF Protection in Hosting
The SPF protection function is available by default with every single hosting plan that we supply and you can use it without difficulty to protect the e-mail addresses for any domain name hosted within your account. The service is controlled through the Emails section of our innovative, albeit easy-to-navigate Hepsia Control Panel. All it takes to activate the protection is to type the IP of the email server as well as its hostname - mail.server.com, for instance. Once the protection is active, only this server will be able to send e-mails from e-mails made under the domain that you have picked. Your email addresses may be managed by a different supplier, but in case that we take care of them together with your website, you can activate an option for e-mails to be sent only if the domain features our MX records. This feature provides you with even better security as just our server will be certified to send emails from your mailboxes and you'll have superior control. If you have any kind of questions or in case you experience any sort of troubles with this service, you can contact our technical support crew at any time and they'll assist you without delay.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The SPF protection attribute is available with all the semi-dedicated hosting services, so if you host your domain names in an account on our cloud website hosting platform, you will be able to use the service effortlessly for any of your domains. The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with the semi-dedicated accounts, features a rather user-friendly interface, therefore you will not have to be proficient in the use of computers to protected your email addresses. You will only need to type the hostname and the IP of each mail server that you would like to be authorized to send e-mails from your addresses and shortly after that the new record will be activated for the domain that you have picked. As an additional option, we also allow you to restrict your outgoing email messages and protect your mailboxes even better by allowing email messages to be sent only if the domain name involved includes our MX records i.e. the emails for the domain have to be handled here and not by some other provider. Doing so you'll get even superior control and there won't be any chances for anybody to fake your e-mail addresses for harmful activities.