SPF, which is an acronym for Sender Policy Framework, is an email protection system, that is employed to confirm whether an email message was sent by an authorized server. Using SPF protection for a domain name will stop the counterfeiting of emails created with the domain. In simple words: activating this attribute for a domain generates a special record in the Domain Name System (DNS) which includes the IP of the servers which are permitted to send email messages from mail boxes under the domain. Once this record propagates worldwide, it exists on all the DNS servers that route the Internet traffic. When some e-mail message is sent, the initial DNS server it uses tests if it comes from an authorized server. When it does, it's forwarded to the destination address, yet if it does not originate from a server listed in the SPF record for the particular domain, it is rejected. Thus nobody can mask an e-mail address to make it look as if you're distributing spam messages. This approach is also termed email spoofing.

SPF Protection in Shared Hosting

The SPF protection feature is available by default with each shared hosting plan that we supply and you will be able to use it without any difficulty in order to secure the emails for any domain hosted within your account. The service is managed from the Emails section of the outstanding, and easy to work with Hepsia Control Panel. What is needed to activate the protection is to type in the IP address of the e-mail server as well as its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. The moment the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send emails from emails made under the domain that you've selected. Your e-mails can be taken care of by some other provider, but if we take care of them along with your website, you may also activate the option for messages to be sent only when the domain has our MX records. This feature gives you improved protection as only our server will be approved to send out email messages from your mailboxes and you'll have better control. When you have any questions or if you experience any kind of difficulties with this particular service, you will be able to contact our technical support team anytime and they'll assist you immediately.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, you can protect your emails by activating the SPF protection service for every domain in the account with only a couple of clicks. This is done from the Emails section of the Hepsia Control Panel which is provided with the semi-dedicated accounts and even if you have no previous practical experience with these kinds of things, you will not have any problems to activate the security. Everything that you will need to do is to select a domain name from a drop-down list and then type the mail server hostname and IPv4 or IPv6 address. The moment the new record propagates, messages from your emails will be delivered globally only if they are sent from that specific server. In case your emails are handled by us and not by some third-party supplier, you'll also be able to benefit from an option for email messages to be sent only if the domain name contains our MX records and the aforementioned would be the safest option. In case you have any questions related to thisfeature, you will be able to contact our technical support crew 24/7.