DOCSP-25762 BACKPORT (#2016)

Author: Dave Cuthbert

source/reference/connection-string.txt

@@ -1222,23 +1222,21 @@ Miscellaneous Configuration
 
    * - .. urioption:: appName
 
-     - Specify a custom app name. The app name appears in
+     - Specify a custom app name. The app name appears in:
 
-       - :binary:`~bin.mongod` and :binary:`~bin.mongos` :doc:`logs
-         </reference/log-messages>`,
+       - :binary:`~bin.mongod` and :binary:`~bin.mongos` :ref:`logs
+         <log-messages-ref>`
+       - the :data:`currentOp.appName` field in the
+         :dbcommand:`currentOp` command and :method:`db.currentOp()`
+         method output
+       - the :data:`system.profile.appName` field in the
+         :ref:`database profiler <profiler>` output
 
-       - the :data:`currentOp.appName` field in the :dbcommand:`currentOp`
-         command and :method:`db.currentOp()` method output,
+       The :urioption:`appName` connection option is available for:
 
-       - the :data:`system.profile.appName` field in the :doc:`database
-         profiler </reference/database-profiler>` output.
-
-       The :urioption:`appName` connection option is only applicable
-       when provided to a :ecosystem:`MongoDB Driver </>`. This
-       parameter has no effect when supplied to a client application
-       such as :compass:`MongoDB Compass </>` or :binary:`~bin.mongosh`.
-
-       .. versionadded:: 4.0
+       - :driver:`MongoDB Drivers </>` starting in MongoDB 4.0
+       - :binary:`~bin.mongosh` starting in ``mongosh`` 1.1.9
+       - :compass:`MongoDB Compass </>` starting in Compass 1.28.4
 
    * - .. urioption:: retryReads