+=item B<Timeout> I<Milliseconds>
+
+The B<Timeout> option sets the overall timeout for HTTP requests to B<URL>, in
+milliseconds. By default, the configured B<Interval> is used to set the
+timeout. Prior to version 5.5.0, there was no timeout and requests could hang
+indefinitely. This legacy behaviour can be achieved by setting the value of
+B<Timeout> to 0.
+
+If B<Timeout> is 0 or bigger than the B<Interval>, keep in mind that each slow
+network connection will stall one read thread. Adjust the B<ReadThreads> global
+setting accordingly to prevent this from blocking other plugins.
+