[Feature Request]: Add warning in help message that `--dry-run` defaults to Let's Encrypt
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Description
### What problem does this feature solve or what does it enhance?
I was reviewing `certbot -h` to discover if there's a way to force certbot to renew a certificate immediately, and saw `--dry-run`
I ran `certbot renew --dry-run` expecting certbot to attempt a dry-run against the server I had configured when running `certbot certonly` only to discover that it attempts to communicate with letsencrypt.
Luckily that was blocked due to network config.
I did eventually find the note in https://eff-certbot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/using.html#changing-the-acme-server but I would expect something that important to be in the help.
### Proposed Solution
Add text to the help section for `--dry-run` to clarify that you must provide `--server` if you want it to use a custom server.
### Alternatives Considered
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