**MaxCircuitDirtiness** __NUM__::
Feel free to reuse a circuit that was first used at most NUM seconds ago,
- but never attach a new stream to a circuit that is too old. (Default: 10
- minutes)
+ but never attach a new stream to a circuit that is too old. For hidden
+ services, this applies to the __last__ time a circuit was used, not the
+ first. (Default: 10 minutes)
+**MaxClientCircuitsPending** __NUM__::
+ Do not allow more than NUM circuits to be pending at a time for handling
+ client streams. A circuit is pending if we have begun constructing it,
+ but it has not yet been completely constructed. (Default: 32)
+
**NodeFamily** __node__,__node__,__...__::
The Tor servers, defined by their identity fingerprints or nicknames,
constitute a "family" of similar or co-administered servers, so never use