SPF, which abbreviates Sender Policy Framework, is a validation system that is aimed at blocking the so-called e-mail faking. In simple terms, this indicates sending a message from one email and making it look like it’s sent from a different one with the objective to scam in some manner the person receiving it. If the SPF protection is running for a domain name, a record which includes all of the mail servers authorized to email messages with addresses part of the domain is created. The record is stored on all the DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic across the globe, so they all will recognize whether an e-mail message comes from a legitimate server or not. The verification is performed at the very first server where the e-mail goes through and in the first case the email message is forwarded, whereas in the second one it's removed and it never reaches its intended recipient. Employing SPF records for your domain names will stop all unauthorized people from using your email addresses for harmful purposes.

SPF Protection in Website Hosting

You're able to activate the SPF protection option for your domain names with a couple of clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all our website hosting. This carried out via the section bearing the very same name and you are able to enable the protection for each and every domain hosted on our advanced cloud platform. Using a very intuitive interface, all you need to type in is the hostname of the mail server that will be permitted to send messages from your emails and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Last, but not least, you'll be able to include several servers too, if needed. If your e-mails are handled by us, you can also use an even more risk-free option by placing a limit that email messages can be sent only when your domain names feature our MX records. This alternative cannot be used when your site is hosted here, but the e-mails are with a third-party service provider. In either case, the SPF protection option can vastly improve your online safety and prevent others from counterfeiting your e-mail addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have a semi-dedicated server account from us, you are able to protect your emails by activating the SPF protection service for any domain name hosted in the account with only a couple of mouse-clicks. You can do this from the Emails section of our Hepsia Control Panel which comes with the semi-dedicated accounts and even in case you have no previous practical experience with these things, you won't have any kind of troubles to activate the protection. The only things that you'll have to do is to choose a domain from a drop-down list and after that type the mail server hostname and IPv4 or IPv6 address. As soon as the new record propagates, messages from your emails will be sent globally only if they're sent from that particular server. If your emails are handled by us and not by some third-party provider, you'll also be able to 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. Should you have any kind of questions related to thisfunction, you can get in touch with our support crew 24/7.