Guides

Guides and background for domains, mail and security

Step-by-step how-tos when you need to change DNS or mail settings, and longer background articles when you want the why behind the platform.

Three ways in

What do I get?

Product pages, before the how-to detail.

Mail security

How does it work?

The guides on this page, for people who change DNS or mail.

How-to guides

What are the commitments?

Trust, privacy, terms and the data processing agreement.

Security and trust

Recommended reading path

Start with why (jurisdiction and standards), then fix DNS and mail authentication, then publish disclosure hygiene. Use how-tos when you are ready to change records.

  1. Why EU jurisdiction and one account matter: CLOUD Act guide, EU stack vs patchwork, European platform.
  2. Standards and measurement: Internet.nl path, DNSSEC chain of trust, SPF ten-lookup limit.
  3. Operate: Internet.nl checklist, SPF flattening, DMARC setup, MailControl standalone if the site stays elsewhere.
  4. Disclose: security.txt guide, then Security and trust. Create a My NovaMX account when you are ready to order.

How-to guides

Practical steps for domains, mail authentication and monitoring. Use these when you are about to change something in My NovaMX, or when you manage DNS elsewhere.

DNSSEC for your domains

What DNSSEC does for any TLD, and how NovaMX handles signing and DS records.

DMARC step by step

Move from monitoring to enforcement without breaking legitimate mail.

SPF ten DNS lookup limit

RFC 7208 term budget, permerror, void lookups, and when flattening helps.

SPF flattening explained

Why SPF lookup limits matter and when flattening helps.

Path to Internet.nl 100%

Equal category weights, RPKI in the score, SIDN snapshots, and a NovaMX path.

Internet.nl 100% checklist

Website and mail tests explained for novamx.eu and your domains.

DNSSEC chain of trust

Root to zone validation, DS break points, and .nl adoption context.

BIMI setup

Logo TXT, certificate hosting (PEM), and when DMARC should be strict.

MTA-STS and TLS-RPT

Publish transport policy and TLS reporting with MailControl Essential and above.

Website monitoring

Uptime checks, alert channels, and how this differs from Internet.nl.

App hosting

Run a small app or keep a database online. You pick the app name. We create the address under your account.

Website staging

A separate test site next to production, with push, pull and password protection.

Security headers

HSTS, CSP and related headers with safest defaults, a CMS preset, and Report-Only testing.

Verify your domain

Prove ownership with _novamx-verify, then order mail security. Create an account to start.

MailControl with your website elsewhere

Run DMARC, SPF and BIMI on NovaMX while the site stays on another host.

One EU account for domain, hosting and mail

When one European stack fits, when it does not, and how to start via Contact.

MailControl background

Longer reads on email spoofing, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, RUA, SPF flattening, BIMI, MTA-STS and MailControl. Use these when you want the why before you change DNS.

Background articles

Longer reads on jurisdiction, platform scope and buying criteria. Not step-by-step setup.

Reference

Quick look-ups and the public Help centre.

Prefer self-service?

After you create an account, My NovaMX guides DNS changes, mailbox setup, MailControl DNS publication, and package limits with validation and readable status. Use the how-to guides when you want background before you click, or when you manage DNS elsewhere.