Blocking youboranqs01.com, and youborafds01.com result in Binge (streaming service) buffering issues

[emeritaacuity0u]

Which AdBlocker/DNS cloud service do you use?

AdGuard DNS

Other

No response

ControlD users

• [ ] IMPORTANT - I assure that I have not set the Block Response in ControlD to Custom or Branded and can confirm that the problem still occurs.

NextDNS users

• [ ] IMPORTANT - I can assure that I disabled the block page in NextDNS and can confirm that the problem still occurs.

With which block list(s) does the problem occur?

Multi NORMAL, Multi PRO++

Which domain(s) should be unblocked?

When watching [Binge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binge_(streaming_service), blocking the below domains will gradually cause Samsung TV's to stop working until powered off at the GPO (even the remote stops working). I presume it ends up logging these entries to a cache, filling the devices memory and freezing the TV.

I daresay it would happen on all Foxtel's streaming services, the parent company to Binge and Stan, and does not seem to be limited to TV's as my handheld devices experience this too.

There is another report of it here. To quote the source:

Aussies particularly but other streaming service probably use it. stan.com.au will buffer and pause a lot if you use the OISD list. Put youboranqs01.com in the allow list in nextdns and streaming will work normal again. It appears to be something like a timing/ping service used to time the video segments in the stream. I havent dived deeper, but others have said its innocuous and not related to privacy...either way...no streaming until you unblock it. I tried adding a rewrite and it seems to work too, so this would be preferred to unblocking it.

Rewrite: youboranqs01.com → 127.0.0.1

Hope this helps.

Why should the domain(s) be unblocked?

youboranqs01.com youborafds01.com

Privacy

• [X] I confirm that the report does not contain any private information.

[github-actions[bot]]

Thank you for your support. The domain(s) has/have been added to the allowlist and will be removed with the next full release at the latest. A full release is usually performed every 24 hours.

[emeritaacuity0u]

@hagezi these can be added to the blocklist again if you so wish.

It seems that the service has issues on born unfiltered AdGuard DNS and Google DNS after some time longer testing. I can't be positive these domains are required for it to work, but I can be sure it doesn't work permanently with them blocked.

[hagezi]

@emeritaacuity0u Thanks!