SPF, which is short for Sender Policy Framework, is an email safety system, which is employed to confirm if an email message was sent by a certified server. Employing SPF protection for a domain name will stop the forging of email addresses generated with the domain. In simple words: enabling this attribute for a domain creates a specific record in the Domain Name System (DNS) which contains the IP of the servers that are allowed to send e-mail messages from mail boxes using the domain. The moment this record propagates worldwide, it will exist on all of the DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic. Every time some email message is sent, the initial DNS server it goes through tests if it comes from an accredited server. In the event it does, it's sent to the destination address, however if it doesn't come from a server listed in the SPF record for the particular domain, it is rejected. Thus nobody will mask an email address to make it look as if you are sending spam. This approach is also referred to as email spoofing.
SPF Protection in Cloud Website Hosting
The SPF protection function is accessible as standard with every single cloud website hosting plan that we supply and you're able to use it without difficulty to protect the e-mail addresses for each domain name hosted within your account. The service is handled through the Emails section of the cutting-edge, and intuitive Hepsia Control Panel. What is needed to enable the protection is to type in the IP of the e-mail server in addition to its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. Once the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send out email messages from email addresses made under the domain that you've picked. Your e-mail addresses can be managed by some other supplier, but in case that we handle them along with your web site, you can also enable the option for your emails to be sent only when the domain has our MX records. This solution will provide you with greater security as only our server will be approved to send email messages from your mailboxes and you will have superior control. When you have any kind of questions or if you experience any difficulties with this service, you'll be able to contact our tech support team anytime and they'll give you a hand right away.