SPF, which is an abbreviation for Sender Policy Framework, is a validation system that aims at stopping the so-called email forging. In simple terms, this indicates sending a message from one e-mail and making it seem to be sent from another with the purpose to scam in some way the individual opening it. In the event that the SPF protection is activated for a domain, a record which contains all mail servers authorized to email messages with addresses under the domain is made. The record is placed on all of the DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic internationally, thus they all can recognize whether an email message comes from an authentic server or not. The verification is done at the very first server where the email goes through and in the first case the e-mail message is forwarded, and in the second it is removed and it never gets to the intended recipient. Employing SPF records for your domain names will prevent all unauthorized people from using your email addresses for harmful purposes.
SPF Protection in Shared Web Hosting
The SPF protection feature is provided as standard with each and every shared web hosting package that we supply and you will be able to use it without difficulty to secure the emails for each domain name hosted within your account. The service is managed from the Emails section of the outstanding, and intuitive Hepsia Control Panel. What is needed to activate the protection is to type in the IP of the email server as well as its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. As soon as the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send out emails from e-mails made under the domain that you've picked. Your e-mail addresses can be taken care of by another provider, but if we take care of them together with your web site, you can also enable the option for your emails to be sent only when the domain has our MX records. This selection will provide you with even better security as just our server will be approved to send out e-mail messages from your mailboxes and you will have superior control. If you have any kind of questions or in case you have any kind of troubles with this service, you'll be able to contact our technical support team anytime and they'll assist you immediately.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are able to protect your emails by enabling the SPF security service for every domain name hosted in your account with only a few clicks. You can do this from the Emails section of our Hepsia Control Panel which is provided with the semi-dedicated accounts and even when you have no previous practical experience with these kinds of issues, you won't have any difficulties to enable the security. All that you will need to do will be to choose a domain from a drop-down list and after that type the mail server hostname and IPv4 or IPv6 address. Once the updated record propagates, messages from your e-mail addresses will be delivered globally only if they were sent from that particular server. In case your e-mail addresses are handled by us and not by some third-party supplier, you can also take advantage of an option for emails to be mailed only if the domain includes our MX records and the aforementioned is the safest option. If you have any kind of questions about thisfeature, you'll be able to contact our tech support crew 24/7.