default), the I<transient> delivery mode will be used, i.e. messages may be
lost due to high load, overflowing queues or similar issues.
-=item B<Format> B<Command>|B<JSON> (Publish only)
+=item B<Format> B<Command>|B<JSON>|B<Graphite> (Publish only)
Selects the format in which messages are sent to the broker. If set to
B<Command> (the default), values are sent as C<PUTVAL> commands which are
TCP-Port to connect to. Defaults to B<3551>.
+=item B<ReportSeconds> B<true|false>
+
+If set to B<true>, the time reported in the C<timeleft> metric will be
+converted to seconds. This is the recommended setting. If set to B<false>, the
+default for backwards compatibility, the time will be reported in minutes.
+
=back
=head2 Plugin C<ascent>