SPF, which is an acronym for Sender Policy Framework, is an e-mail security system, which is designed to verify if an email message is sent by a certified server. Employing SPF protection for a domain will prevent the counterfeiting of emails generated with the domain. In simple words: activating this attribute for a domain makes a particular record in the Domain Name System (DNS) containing the IP of the servers which are allowed to send email messages from mailboxes under the domain. As soon as this record propagates globally, it will exist on all of the DNS servers that route the Internet traffic. When some email message is sent, the first DNS server it goes through verifies if it originates from an accredited server. If it does, it's forwarded to the destination address, but when it does not come from a server part of the SPF record for the domain, it's discarded. In this way nobody can mask an e-mail address and make it look as if you're distributing spam messages. This technique is also identified as email spoofing.

SPF Protection in Website Hosting

The SPF protection feature is provided as standard with each website hosting package that we offer and you'll be able to use it without difficulty in order to secure the e-mails for each domain name hosted within your account. The service is handled through the Emails section of our outstanding, albeit easy-to-navigate Hepsia Control Panel. All it takes to activate the protection is to type the IP of the e-mail server plus its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. As soon as the protection is active, only this server will be able to send out e-mails from emails created under the domain name that you have selected. Your e-mails may be handled by a different supplier, but in case that we manage them in addition to your web site, you may also activate an option for your messages to be sent only if the domain features our MX records. This option gives you improved protection as exclusively our server will be authorized to send out messages from your mailboxes and you will have better control. When you have any kind of questions or in case you have any kind of troubles with this service, you can contact our technical support crew anytime and they'll assist you right away.