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resolving a subdomain with dnscrypt-proxy returns an IP address but claims that the domain does not exist

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I am using dnscrpyt-proxy as a local stub for using DoH. Resolving subdomains claims that they "probably" don't exist or are blocked by the proxy but the IP returned is correct. I am not sure if this is to be expected or indicative of some issue. **How is the output for below two examples to be interpreted?**
generic@motorbrot:/etc$ /opt/dnscrypt-proxy-2.0.44/dnscrypt-proxy -resolve docs.google.com
Resolving [docs.google.com]

Domain exists:  probably not, or blocked by the proxy
Canonical name: docs.google.com.
IP addresses:   216.58.200.14, 2404:6800:4005:805::200e
TXT records:    google-site-verification=Ea9DtyEruwUPQhZm6VkAeu8Ww7RdLyfV-ounIdQlkuY
Resolver IP:    104.238.170.136 (104.238.170.136.vultr.com.)

generic@motorbrot:/etc$ /opt/dnscrypt-proxy-2.0.44/dnscrypt-proxy -resolve drive.google.com
Resolving [drive.google.com]

Domain exists:  probably not, or blocked by the proxy
Canonical name: drive.google.com.
IP addresses:   172.217.16.142, 2404:6800:4005:802::200e
TXT records:    google-site-verification=pGMCXdTAsGW_L3o1ks9eToJ4g1R-l3r8TcXdkcA9RqY
Resolver IP:    185.95.216.116
generic@motorbrot:/etc$ /opt/dnscrypt-proxy-2.0.44/dnscrypt-proxy -resolve eric.mink.li
Resolving [eric.mink.li]

Domain exists:  probably not, or blocked by the proxy
Canonical name: eric.mink.li.
IP addresses:   80.74.154.155
TXT records:    -
Resolver IP:    185.95.216.116

generic@motorbrot:/etc$ /opt/dnscrypt-proxy-2.0.44/dnscrypt-proxy -resolve mink.li
Resolving [mink.li]

Domain exists:  yes, 3 name servers found
Canonical name: mink.li.
IP addresses:   80.74.154.155
TXT records:    -
Resolver IP:    185.95.216.116
It's also interesting to note that not all subdomains exhibit this behaviour. For example this other website:
generic@motorbrot:/etc$ /opt/dnscrypt-proxy-2.0.44/dnscrypt-proxy -resolve eric.mink.com
Resolving [eric.mink.com]

Domain exists:  yes, 2 name servers found
Canonical name: eric.mink.com.
IP addresses:   69.172.201.153
TXT records:    -
Resolver IP:    185.95.216.116
These subdomains are all accessible in the browser (the eric.mink.com example is a redirect though).
Asked by lucidbrot (267 rep)
Jul 30, 2020, 12:48 PM
Last activity: Jul 30, 2020, 05:12 PM