Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, which is employed to stop the so-called e-mail spoofing where an e-mail message is sent from one address, but to look as being sent from another one, often with the idea to fraud the recipient in some way. When SPF protection is enabled for a domain, a special record is made for it in the Domain Name System and all of the DNS servers around the world receive it. The record contains all mail servers that are permitted to send authentic messages from an e-mail address part of the domain. When a message is sent, the very first DNS server it goes to checks the SPF record and if its sending server is authorized, the message is forwarded to the target destination. In case, however, the sending server is not included in the SPF record for the particular domain, the email message will not be forwarded and it will be discarded. In case you use this service, it'll stop third parties from sending spam which seem to have been sent by you.

SPF Protection in Shared Hosting

The SPF protection feature is provided as standard with every single shared hosting package that we offer and you will be able to use it without difficulty in order to protect the email addresses for any domain name hosted in your account. The service is managed from the Emails section of the hi-tech, albeit easy-to-navigate Hepsia Control Panel. All you need to activate the protection is to type the IP address of the e-mail server and its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. The moment the protection is active, only this server will be able to send e-mails from emails generated under the domain that you have picked. Your e-mails can be managed by a different company, but in case that we manage them along with your web site, you can also activate the option for your e-mail messages to be sent only when the domain has our MX records. This solution provides you with even better security as just our server will be authorized to send out e-mail messages from your mailboxes and you'll have better control. If you have any questions or in case you have any kind of issues with this particular service, you will be able to contact our technical support team at any time and they'll give you a hand in a timely manner.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you host your domains in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you are able to take advantage of the SPF protection feature as a part of the regular set of services that you will have with this type of hosting. Activating the protection involves only a few easy steps within the Hepsia Control Panel, thus even if you have never employed such a function before, you won't have any issues. Employing a really easy-to-navigate interface, you will just have to type in the info of the mail server that will be certified to send messages from your addresses - its hostname (mail.server.com) and IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). Once the recently created record propagates, no one will be able to counterfeit any e-mail for that particular domain name and send messages from a server different from the one you've entered. This does not specifically have to be our mail server, but when we manage your e-mails, you will be able to allow an additional level of security by choosing an option that emails can be send from addresses @your-domain.com only if the domain uses our MX records. Our technical support team will be able to assist you 24/7 in case you have any kind of questions about this service.