DNSBL and mobile apps

[maverik1]

I have DNSBL running and it works great for non-mobile devices. However, I have noticed that certain mobile apps no longer function because of attempts to block ads. Amazon seller app for example no longer loads and displays a message about a problem with Amazon. However, if I disable wifi and go through data connection, I have no issues.

I have loaded the Alerts tab within PfbockerNG and attempted to whitelist domains when I am loading the app. However, there are dozens and even after whitelisting numerous, the app still fails to work properly.

Is there a way to disable pfBlocker in general when visiting .amazon.com?  Or are there any other solutions?

Thanks,

[Aaron M]

So… I've run into this issue a few times. Only solution is to white list the ad sites that Amazon uses, and unfortunately it's not just amazon domains. I will generally tail the log and grep only on the device i'm monitoring. Try these to start...

fls-na.amazon.com # amazon app
watson.telemetry.microsoft.com # amazon app
modern.watson.data.microsoft.com.akadns.net # CNAME for (watson.telemetry.microsoft.com)

But basically yeah, what you're doing is the only way...