Plesk supports a number of anti-spam solutions for validation of mail
messages identity:
-
DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) is a method
used to associate a domain name identity with an outgoing message and
to validate a domain name identity associated with an incoming
message through cryptographic authentication. -
SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is a method used
to prevent sender address forgery, i.e. using fake sender addresses.
It allows mail server to check that incoming mail from a domain comes
from a host authorized by that domain’s administrator. In addition,
Plesk uses SRS (Sender Rewriting Scheme), so
that forwarded messages can pass SPF checking. -
DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication,
Reporting and Conformance) is a technology to extend the capabilities
of the SPF and DKIM methods. The DMARC policy defines how the
receiver should treat email messages depending on the results of DKIM
and SPF checking.
The mail server requirements for these solutions are as follows:
Mail Server | DKIM | SPF | SRS | DMARC |
---|---|---|---|---|
Postfix (Linux) | ➕ | ➕ | ➕ | ➕ |
Qmail | ➕ | ➕ | ➖ | ➕ |
MailEnable Professional | ➕ | ➕ | ➖ | ➖ |
MailEnable Standard | Version 9.16 or later | ➖ | ➖ | ➖ |
SmarterMail | ➕ | ➕ | ➕ | ➕ |
IceWarp | ➕ | ➕ | ➕ | ➖ |
In this table, ‘+’ means that the solution is supported by all versions
that are supported by Plesk
Obsidian.
‘-‘ means that the solution is not supported.