the configuration information. The general format of the string
is:
-=over 2
+=over 4
=item B<[modifier,]type[:value]>
The supported types are listed below. Unless otherwise specified
only the B<ASCII> format is permissible.
-=over 2
+=over 4
=item B<BOOLEAN>, B<BOOL>
the string format of the final type and value. The supported
formats are documented below.
-=over 2
+=over 4
=item B<EXPLICIT>, B<EXP>