Update default value of datacarriersize.

The default value of datacarriersize has been updated to 83 to include 80 bytes of data and one byte of RETURN opcode and two bytes of PUSHDATA opcode.
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@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Keep in mind that there is no "unlocking script" that corresponds to +RETURN+ th

 A standard transaction (one that conforms to the +isStandard()+ checks) can have only one +RETURN+ output. However, a single +RETURN+ output can be combined in a transaction with outputs of any other type.

-Two new command-line options have been added in Bitcoin Core as of version 0.10. The option +datacarrier+ controls relay and mining of RETURN transactions, with the default set to "1" to allow them. The option +datacarriersize+ takes a numeric argument specifying the maximum size in bytes of the RETURN data, 40 bytes by default.
+Two new command-line options have been added in Bitcoin Core as of version 0.10. The option +datacarrier+ controls relay and mining of RETURN transactions, with the default set to "1" to allow them. The option +datacarriersize+ takes a numeric argument specifying the maximum size in bytes of the RETURN script, 83 bytes by default which allows for a maximum of 80 bytes of RETURN data plus one byte of +RETURN+ opcode and two bytes of +PUSHDATA+ opcode.

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