SPF, which abbreviates Sender Policy Framework, is a verification system that aims at stopping the so-called email counterfeiting. In simple terms, it indicates sending some message from one email address and making it seem to be sent from another with the idea to scam in some manner the person receiving it. When the SPF protection is active for a domain name, a record that contains all mail servers authorized to send messages with addresses part of the domain is generated. The record is saved on all the DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic globally, therefore they all will recognize if an e-mail message originates from a valid server or not. The check is conducted at the very first server where the e-mail goes through and in the first case the e-mail message is forwarded, whereas in the second one it is discarded and it never reaches its intended recipient. Using SPF records for your domains will stop all unwanted people from using your email addresses for malicious purposes.
SPF Protection in Cloud Website Hosting
You can activate the SPF protection service for your domain names with a few clicks from the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with all of our cloud website hosting. This carried out from the section bearing the very same name and you're able to enable the protection for any domain name hosted on our state-of-the-art cloud hosting platform. Using a very simple interface, all you need to type in is the hostname of the mail server that will be accredited to send out messages from your e-mails and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Last, but not least, you can include several servers as well, when needed. If your e-mail addresses are taken care of on our end, you may also employ an even more risk-free option by putting a restriction that messages can be sent only when your domains feature our MX records. This solution cannot be used in case your site is hosted here, but the emails are with a third-party provider. Either way, the SPF protection solution will strongly enhance your online security and prevent other people from forging your email addresses.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, that is included with all of our Linux semi-dedicated packages, offers you an extremely intuitive interface to enable the SPF protection service for any domain name that you host inside your new account. Several clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia are enough for that and you'll only have to enter the hostname and the IP address of the mail server that will be permitted to send messages from your e-mails. If the emails are managed by us and not by a different supplier, you can boost the protection level even further and activate an option for the outgoing email messages to be sent only if your domains feature our MX records. This option gives you more control and it'll eliminate any chance of anyone forging your emails with the purpose of spamming and / or scamming people. It's not applicable when just your web site is hosted on our modern cloud web hosting platform, while your emails are managed by another service provider. If you are not sure what features to select, our tech support staff will assist you 24/7.