monc: backoff the timeout period when reconnecting
If the monitors are systematically slowing down, we don't want to spam
them with reconnect attempts every three seconds. Instead, every time
we issue a reconnect, multiply our timeout period by a configurable; when
we complete the connection, reduce that multipler by 50%. This should let
us respond to monitor load.
Of course, we don't want to do that for initial startup in the case of a
couple down monitors, so don't apply the backoff until we've successfully
connected to a monitor at least once.