SPF, which abbreviates Sender Policy Framework, is an authentication system that aims at preventing the so-called e-mail faking. Basically, it indicates sending some message from one e-mail address and making it seem to be sent from a different one with the objective to scam in some way the person receiving it. If the SPF protection is active for a domain name, a record which includes all mail servers authorized to send messages with addresses within the domain is generated. The record is stored on all of the DNS servers that route the web traffic internationally, therefore they all will recognize if an email message originates from a trustworthy server or not. The verification is done at the first server where the email goes through and in the first case the message is forwarded, while in the second one it's discarded and it never gets to the intended recipient. Applying SPF records for your domain names will stop all unwanted people from making use of your emails for harmful purposes.

SPF Protection in Shared Hosting

The SPF protection function is accessible by default with each and every shared hosting plan that we offer and you will be able to use it without difficulty in order to protect the e-mails for any domain name hosted as part of your account. The service is handled from the Emails section of the outstanding, yet easy-to-navigate Hepsia Control Panel. What is needed to enable the protection is to type the IP of the e-mail server and its hostname - mail.server.com, for instance. When the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send out e-mails from emails made under the domain that you've selected. Your e-mail addresses can be managed by some other supplier, but in case that we take care of them along with your website, you may also enable an option for e-mails to be sent only if the domain uses our MX records. This selection provides you with superior security as solely our server will be approved to send emails from your mailboxes and you will have better control. If you have any questions or if you have any sort of problems with this service, you can contact our technical support team at any time and they'll assist you without delay.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

The SPF protection feature comes with all of the semi-dedicated plans, so when you host your domain names in an account on our cloud web hosting platform, you're able to use this service with ease for all of your domains. The Hepsia Control Panel, which is provided with the semi-dedicated accounts, offers a really intuitive interface, therefore you will not have to be tech-savvy in order to protected your e-mail addresses. You will simply need to type the hostname and the IP of each mail server that you'd like to be allowed to send e-mails from your addresses and immediately after that the updated record will be active for the domain name that you've picked. As an extra option, we will also give you the ability to control the outgoing e-mail messages and protect your mailboxes even better by allowing emails to be sent only when the domain involved contains our MX records i.e. the e-mail messages for the domain have to be taken care of here and not by some other provider. Thus you will enjoy even better control and there will not be a chance for anyone to fake your e-mails for malicious intentions.