an integer if the data-source is a counter, or a double if the data-source is
of type "gauge". You can submit an undefined gauge-value by using B<U>. When
submitting B<U> to a counter the behavior is undefined. The time is given as
-epoch (i.E<nbsp>e. standard UNIX time).
+epoch (i.E<nbsp>e. standard UNIX time) or B<N> to use the current time.
You can mix options and values, but the order is important: Options only
effect following values, so specifying an option as last field is allowed, but
=over 4
-=item
+=item *
The user, the binary is executed as, may not have root privileges, i.E<nbsp>e.
must have an UID that is non-zero. This is for your own good.
-=item
+=item *
Early versions of the plugin did not use a command but treated all lines as if
they were arguments to the I<PUTVAL> command. When the I<PUTNOTIF> command was