Clarify when server name is used and link to definition (#1862)

* Clarify when server name is used and link to definition

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@ -355,9 +355,9 @@ as per the [CORS](#web-browser-clients) section in this specification.
The `.well-known` method uses a JSON file at a predetermined location to
specify parameter values. The flow for this method is as follows:
1. Extract the server name from the user's Matrix ID by splitting the
1. Extract the [server name](/appendices/#server-name) from the user's Matrix ID by splitting the
Matrix ID at the first colon.
2. Extract the hostname from the server name.
2. Extract the hostname from the server name as described by the [grammar](/appendices/#server-name).
3. Make a GET request to `https://hostname/.well-known/matrix/client`.
1. If the returned status code is 404, then `IGNORE`.
2. If the returned status code is not 200, or the response body is