Update PQparameterStatus and ParameterStatus docs

Cover scram_iterations, which was added in commit b577743000.  While
at it, turn the list into a <simplelist> with 2 columns, which is much
nicer to read.

In master, remove mentions of antediluvian versions before which some
parameters were not reported.

Noticed while investigating a question by Maiquel Grassi.

Backpatch to 16.

Reviewed-by: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
Reviewed-by: Jelte Fennema-Nio <postgres@jeltef.nl>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/202401301236.mc5ebrohhtsd@alvherre.pgsql
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@ -2509,30 +2509,27 @@ const char *PQparameterStatus(const PGconn *conn, const char *paramName);
</para>
<para>
Parameters reported as of the current release include
<varname>server_version</varname>,
<varname>server_encoding</varname>,
<varname>client_encoding</varname>,
<varname>application_name</varname>,
<varname>default_transaction_read_only</varname>,
<varname>in_hot_standby</varname>,
<varname>is_superuser</varname>,
<varname>session_authorization</varname>,
<varname>DateStyle</varname>,
<varname>IntervalStyle</varname>,
<varname>TimeZone</varname>,
<varname>integer_datetimes</varname>, and
<varname>standard_conforming_strings</varname>.
(<varname>server_encoding</varname>, <varname>TimeZone</varname>, and
<varname>integer_datetimes</varname> were not reported by releases before 8.0;
<varname>standard_conforming_strings</varname> was not reported by releases
before 8.1;
<varname>IntervalStyle</varname> was not reported by releases before 8.4;
<varname>application_name</varname> was not reported by releases before
9.0;
<varname>default_transaction_read_only</varname> and
Parameters reported as of the current release include:
<simplelist type="vert" columns="2">
<member><varname>application_name</varname></member>
<member><varname>client_encoding</varname></member>
<member><varname>DateStyle</varname></member>
<member><varname>default_transaction_read_only</varname></member>
<member><varname>in_hot_standby</varname></member>
<member><varname>integer_datetimes</varname></member>
<member><varname>IntervalStyle</varname></member>
<member><varname>is_superuser</varname></member>
<member><varname>scram_iterations</varname></member>
<member><varname>server_encoding</varname></member>
<member><varname>server_version</varname></member>
<member><varname>session_authorization</varname></member>
<member><varname>standard_conforming_strings</varname></member>
<member><varname>TimeZone</varname></member>
</simplelist>
(<varname>default_transaction_read_only</varname> and
<varname>in_hot_standby</varname> were not reported by releases before
14.)
14; <varname>scram_iterations</varname> was not reported by releases
before 16.)
Note that
<varname>server_version</varname>,
<varname>server_encoding</varname> and

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@ -1314,30 +1314,27 @@ SELCT 1/0;<!-- this typo is intentional -->
<para>
At present there is a hard-wired set of parameters for which
ParameterStatus will be generated: they are
<varname>server_version</varname>,
<varname>server_encoding</varname>,
<varname>client_encoding</varname>,
<varname>application_name</varname>,
<varname>default_transaction_read_only</varname>,
<varname>in_hot_standby</varname>,
<varname>is_superuser</varname>,
<varname>session_authorization</varname>,
<varname>DateStyle</varname>,
<varname>IntervalStyle</varname>,
<varname>TimeZone</varname>,
<varname>integer_datetimes</varname>, and
<varname>standard_conforming_strings</varname>.
(<varname>server_encoding</varname>, <varname>TimeZone</varname>, and
<varname>integer_datetimes</varname> were not reported by releases before 8.0;
<varname>standard_conforming_strings</varname> was not reported by releases
before 8.1;
<varname>IntervalStyle</varname> was not reported by releases before 8.4;
<varname>application_name</varname> was not reported by releases before
9.0;
<varname>default_transaction_read_only</varname> and
ParameterStatus will be generated. They are:
<simplelist type="vert" columns="2">
<member><varname>application_name</varname></member>
<member><varname>client_encoding</varname></member>
<member><varname>DateStyle</varname></member>
<member><varname>default_transaction_read_only</varname></member>
<member><varname>in_hot_standby</varname></member>
<member><varname>integer_datetimes</varname></member>
<member><varname>IntervalStyle</varname></member>
<member><varname>is_superuser</varname></member>
<member><varname>scram_iterations</varname></member>
<member><varname>server_encoding</varname></member>
<member><varname>server_version</varname></member>
<member><varname>session_authorization</varname></member>
<member><varname>standard_conforming_strings</varname></member>
<member><varname>TimeZone</varname></member>
</simplelist>
(<varname>default_transaction_read_only</varname> and
<varname>in_hot_standby</varname> were not reported by releases before
14.)
14; <varname>scram_iterations</varname> was not reported by releases
before 16.)
Note that
<varname>server_version</varname>,
<varname>server_encoding</varname> and