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by readmission 4232 days ago
https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2011-Augus...

If you just config it with PublishServerDescriptor as 0 and someone else knows the IP (middle relays) they will be able to use it.

It's essentially a function of not announcing the node to anyone.

Edit: And to be clear, priv exit nodes don't prevent the timing attack in the article.