Stop naming the protoc host in the UI

web/index.html

@@ -40,14 +40,15 @@
                 <option value="vb">VB.NET</option>
               </optgroup>
               <!-- filled from PROTOC_LANGUAGES, so the picker and the service cannot disagree -->
-              <optgroup label="protoc — on protoc.protobuf-net.dev" id="opt-language-protoc"></optgroup>
+              <optgroup label="protoc — compiled on a server" id="opt-language-protoc"></optgroup>
             </select>
           </label>
           <button type="button" class="ghost remote-only" id="run-protoc">Generate</button>
+          <!-- the host is deliberately not named here or in the footer; what the user needs to
+               know is that this one leaves the browser, not where it goes -->
           <span class="note remote-only">
-            compiled by <code>protoc</code> on
-            <a href="https://protoc.protobuf-net.dev" rel="noopener">protoc.protobuf-net.dev</a> —
-            your schema is sent there when you press Generate
+            compiled with <code>protoc</code> — your schema is sent to a server when you press
+            Generate
           </span>
           <label id="opt-langver-wrap" class="net-only">
             Version
@@ -137,8 +138,7 @@
       <span id="engine-version">loading engine…</span>
       <span>
         C#, VB.NET and payload decoding run in your browser via WebAssembly and are never uploaded.
-        protoc's own languages are compiled on
-        <a href="https://protoc.protobuf-net.dev" rel="noopener">protoc.protobuf-net.dev</a>.
+        protoc's own languages are compiled with <code>protoc</code> on a server.
       </span>
     </footer>
 

web/src/protoc.ts

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function readResponse(status: number, body: string): GenerateResponse {
 
   if (!parsed || !Array.isArray(parsed.files) || !Array.isArray(parsed.errors)) {
     const detail = body.trim().slice(0, 200) || '(no detail)';
-    return { files: [], errors: [], exception: `protoc.protobuf-net.dev replied ${status}: ${detail}` };
+    return { files: [], errors: [], exception: `the protoc service replied ${status}: ${detail}` };
   }
   return { files: parsed.files, errors: parsed.errors, ...(parsed.exception ? { exception: parsed.exception } : {}) };
 }

web/src/schema.ts

@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ export function initSchemaView(): void {
 
     // the decoder is local whatever the schema view is set to, so it wins while it is on screen
     const remote = protoc !== undefined && location.hash.replace('#', '') !== 'decode';
-    privacyBadge.textContent = remote ? 'uses protoc.protobuf-net.dev' : 'runs locally';
+    privacyBadge.textContent = remote ? 'compiled on a server' : 'runs locally';
     privacyBadge.setAttribute(
       'title',
       remote
-        ? 'protoc is a native compiler: pressing Generate sends this schema to protoc.protobuf-net.dev'
+        ? 'protoc is a native compiler and cannot run in the browser: pressing Generate sends this schema to a server'
         : 'Nothing you paste leaves your browser',
     );
   }
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export function initSchemaView(): void {
     } catch (error) {
       // an abort is this code superseding itself, and has nothing to report
       if (controller.signal.aborted || token !== generation) return;
-      renderMessages(messages, [], `could not reach protoc.protobuf-net.dev: ${String(error)}`);
+      renderMessages(messages, [], `could not reach the protoc service: ${String(error)}`);
       markStale('outdated — press Generate');
     } finally {
       if (token === generation) {