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Here is the error I'm getting every time I start Skydroid:

Getting the same error

I'm seeing "Failed host lookup: siasky.net (err 7)"

Is the app dead?

The default portal https://siasky.net is sometimes having issues. You can try switching to the https://fileportal.org portal in the settings.

Turns out they were blacklisted by my DNS resolver (quad9) because of the fact that the domain is listed with at least 7 threat intelligence providers: https://www.urlvoid.com/scan/siasky.net/ https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/8150534edca37537bda62eeb8a50798387f97ba27c4a172e76fac4dd8c2cc5c4

The issue is that siasky.net is a completely public portal, so anyone can upload and download files there. This isn't really different from other file hosters (for example GitHub), but siasky doesn't have the resources to keep the domain out of all blocklists because they're a pretty small company. You can read more about it here: https://blog.sia.tech/the-worrying-depth-and-scope-of-censorship-on-the-internet-ffd4bc5a5486

Fortunately Sia Skynet is a completely decentralized network, so switching to another portal like fileportal.org is an easy fix.