SPF, which abbreviates Sender Policy Framework, is a validation system that aims at blocking the so-called e-mail counterfeiting. In simple terms, it indicates sending a message from one e-mail address and making it appear to be sent from a different one with the purpose to scam in some manner the individual opening it. If the SPF protection is active for a domain name, a record that includes all the mail servers authorized to email messages with addresses part of the domain is made. The record is kept on all DNS servers that direct the web traffic across the globe, so that they all will identify if an email message originates from a legitimate server or not. The verification is performed at the very first server where the email goes through and in the first case the e-mail message is forwarded, whereas in the second it is removed and it never reaches the intended recipient. Employing SPF records for your domain names will prevent any unwanted people from using your email addresses for harmful purposes.

SPF Protection in Shared Web Hosting

SPF protection can be activated for any domain name hosted in a shared web hosting account on our cloud hosting platform with only a few clicks. The feature is accessible in the Emails section of our leading-edge Hepsia Control Panel and all you need to enable it is to select one of your domain names from the drop-down list and to type in the hostnames along with the IPv4 or IPv6 addresses of the email servers which will be approved to send messages from your email addresses. As an added option you can even restrict the email messages to be sent from your domain only if it has our MX records, i.e. if our servers handle the email addresses for it, not some third-party supplier. This feature provides you with the highest degree of protection, but it is not applicable in case only your website is on our servers while your emails for the domain name are managed in a different place. Regardless, our SPF protection service will keep your email addresses safe from being used for spam and scam purposes.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, you will be able to protect your email addresses by activating the SPF protection service for any domain name hosted in your account with just a few clicks. This can be done from the Emails section of our Hepsia Control Panel which is provided with the semi-dedicated accounts and even if you lack previous experience with these matters, you won't have any troubles to activate the protection. The only things that you will need to do is to select a domain name from a drop-down list and after that type in the mail server hostname and IPv4 or IPv6 address. Once the updated record propagates, messages from your email addresses will be sent worldwide only if they were sent from that specific server. In case your email addresses are taken care of by our company and not by some third-party provider, you can also activate an option for email messages to be sent only when the domain contains our MX records and the latter is the safest option. In case you have any questions about thisfeature, you'll be able to contact our technical support team 24/7.