Try to improve documentation for DirAuthority's port field.

Closes ticket 20152
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o Documentation:
- Improve the documentation for the directory port part of the
DirAuthority line. Closes ticket 20152.

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@ -436,9 +436,11 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS
authority is listening for IPv6 connections on the indicated IPv6 address
and OR Port. +
+
Tor will contact the authority at __address__:__port__ (the DirPort) to
download directory documents. If an IPv6 address is supplied, Tor will
also download directory documents at the IPv6 address on the DirPort. +
Tor will contact the authority at __address__ to
download directory documents. The provided __port__ value is a dirport;
clients ignore this in favor of the specified "orport=" value. If an
IPv6 address is supplied, Tor will
also download directory documents at the IPv6 address on the ORPort. +
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If no **DirAuthority** line is given, Tor will use the default directory
authorities. NOTE: this option is intended for setting up a private Tor