doc: clarify http timeouts

Socket timeouts set using the `'connection'` event are replaced by `server.keepAliveTimeout` when a response is handled. PR-URL: #25748 Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Matteo Collina <matteo.collina@gmail.com>
nodejs · Feb 10, 2019 · eb4b5ea2339521f09cb2fa7adfaeaf2a44e7ce45 · eb4b5ea
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@@ -908,6 +908,10 @@ also be accessed at `request.connection`.
 This event can also be explicitly emitted by users to inject connections
 into the HTTP server. In that case, any [`Duplex`][] stream can be passed.
 
+If `socket.setTimeout()` is called here, the timeout will be replaced with
+`server.keepAliveTimeout` when the socket has served a request (if
+`server.keepAliveTimeout` is non-zero).
+
 ### Event: 'request'
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