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| − | Sender Policy Framework (SPF) | + | Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record allows the domain owners to specify the hosts which are permitted to send email on behalf of their domains. Normal SMTP allows any computer to send an email claiming to be from anyone. Thus, it's easy for spammers to send emails with forged From: addresses. SPF allows a domain owner to specify which machines or hosts are authorized to transmit email for their domain. |
| + | For example, you can designate which hosts are authorized to send email originating from user@your-domain.com. Your recipient's servers will then check the SPF record to identify the origin of your message. | ||
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| − | + | Having SPF record set up will ensure that messages sent from users in your domain are not rejected by the recipient's domain. | |
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