Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, which is designed to prevent the so-called email spoofing where an email message can be sent from one e-mail address, but to appear as being sent from a different one, ordinarily with the objective to scam the recipient someway. If SPF protection is activated for a domain, an exclusive record is made for it in the Domain Name System and all of the DNS servers around the world receive it. The record features all of the mail servers that are permitted to send valid messages from an address part of the domain. When an e-mail is sent, the first DNS server it encounters checks the SPF record and when its sending server is permitted, the message is forwarded to the target receiver. In case, however, the sending server is not included in the SPF record for the given domain, the e-mail message will not be sent and it will be discarded. When you use this service, it'll stop third parties from sending spam e-mails which appear to have been sent from you.

SPF Protection in Shared Web Hosting

The SPF protection feature is provided as standard with every single shared web hosting package that we offer and you will be able to use it with ease so as to protect the e-mails for any domain hosted within your account. The service is managed from the Emails section of the advanced, albeit easy to work with Hepsia Control Panel. All you need to enable the protection is to type in the IP address of the mail server plus its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. As soon as the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send out messages from emails made under the domain that you have selected. Your emails may be taken care of by some other supplier, but when we manage them in addition to your site, you can also enable an option for emails to be sent only if the domain features our MX records. This solution will provide you with improved security as only our server will be certified to send e-mails from your mailboxes and you'll have better control. If you have any kind of questions or in case you experience any sort of issues with this particular service, you'll be able to contact our tech support team anytime and they will give you a hand in a timely manner.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes as standard with all of our semi-dedicated hosting services, will provide you with an incredibly user-friendly interface to enable the SPF protection service for any domain name that you host within your new account. A few clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia will be enough for that then you'll only have to enter the hostname and the IP address of the mail server which will be permitted to send out messages from your e-mail addresses. In case the email messages are handled by us and not by some other provider, you will be able to boost the security level even further and activate an option for the outgoing emails to be sent only if your domains include our MX records. This option provides you with increased control and it will eliminate any possibility of anyone faking your e-mails with the intention of spamming and scamming people. It is not applicable when just your site is on our outstanding cloud hosting platform, while your email addresses are managed by a different service provider. If you aren't sure what features to pick, our tech support team will assist you 24/7.