# "\_81.\_https.pi.hole" in query log

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/81-https-pi-hole-in-query-log/61269>\
**Category:** Community Help\
**Created:** [February 17, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/81-https-pi-hole-in-query-log/61269 "2023-02-17T14:15:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![jfb](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jfb/32/4332_2.png) [@jfb](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jfb)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/81-https-pi-hole-in-query-log/61269/3 "2023-02-17T15:53:23Z")

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> [@ninja\_teabagger](#):
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> Expecting query log to not show that line

Received queries are outside of the control of Pi-hole, and I would not classify this as expected behavior. The client is requesting that domain, and Pi-hole is receiving and processing the request.

The domain does not exist, and Pi-hole correctly returns that result.

Note that these are Type HTTPS queries, not A queries. There is some discussion about this query type in this thread and the referenced link:

> [@What is this “OTHER” category about?](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/what-is-this-other-category-about/38490):
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> Hello guys. First and foremost I haven’t been on the Discourse site for a while so I apologize in advance if this has been touched on already, but a quick search didn’t yield any results. Lately, I’ve noticed a very large amount of queries classified as “OTHER”. Most of these queries were once classified as “A” or “AAAA”. Even “discourse.pi-hole.net” is classified as a “OTHER” query. I’m sure this isn’t affecting blocking in any way, I’m just curious as to what changes took place as I’ve never h…

[https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-dnsop-svcb-https-01](https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-dnsop-svcb-https-01)

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