SPF, which is an abbreviation for Sender Policy Framework, is a verification system that is aimed at stopping the so-called e-mail forging. Essentially, this means sending a message from one email and making it appear to be sent from a different one with the objective to scam in some way the individual getting it. In the event that the SPF protection is activated for a domain name, a record which includes all mail servers authorized to email messages with addresses under the domain is made. The record is placed on all DNS servers that direct the web traffic around the world, therefore they all will recognize whether an email message comes from a valid server or not. The check is performed at the very first server where the e-mail goes through and in the first case the message is forwarded, but in the second one it is removed and it never reaches its intended recipient. Applying SPF records for your domain names will prevent all unwanted people from making use of your email addresses for harmful objectives.
SPF Protection in Shared Hosting
SPF protection can be activated for any domain name hosted in a shared hosting account on our cloud platform with only a couple of mouse-clicks. The function is available in the Emails section of our hi-tech Hepsia Control Panel and all it takes to activate it is to choose one of your domains from a drop-down list and to type in the hostnames as well as the IPv4 or IPv6 addresses of the mail servers that will be permitted to send email messages from your emails. As an added option you can also restrict the e-mails to be sent from your domain name only if it includes our MX records, i.e. if our servers handle the e-mail addresses for it, not some third-party supplier. This solution provides you with the best standard of safety, but it is not applicable if only your site is on our servers while the e-mail addresses for the domain name are managed in a different place. Either way, the SPF protection service will keep your email addresses safe from being used for spam or scam purposes.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers
The Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, that is provided with all of our semi-dedicated plans, will provide you with an incredibly intuitive interface to enable the SPF protection service for every domain name that you host inside your new account. A couple of clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia will be enough for that and you will only have to enter the hostname and the IP address of the mail server which will be allowed to send messages from your emails. When the e-mail messages are taken care of on our end and not by some other provider, you're able to increase the security level even more and benefit from an option for all of the outgoing email messages to be sent only if your domain names use our MX records. This option provides you with more control and it'll eliminate any possibility of anyone forging your e-mails with the objective of spamming or scamming people. It is not applicable in case just your web site is on our hi-tech cloud web hosting platform, while your email addresses are handled by some other provider. If you are not sure what options to choose, our technical support staff will help you 24/7.