doc: add deprecated function http.createClient()

Appears in a lot of old code and core tests. Documented to show it is deprecated. Closes #1613.
nodejs · Apr 23, 2012 · 491c8d9 · 491c8d9
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@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ Returns a new web server object.
 The `requestListener` is a function which is automatically
 added to the `'request'` event.
 
+## http.createClient([port], [host])
+
+This function is **deprecated**; please use
+[http.request()](#http_http_request_options_callback) instead. Constructs a new
+HTTP client. `port` and `host` refer to the server to be connected to.
+
 ## Class: http.Server
 
 This is an `EventEmitter` with the following events: