[Cassandra-user] How are writes handled while adding nodes to cluster?

Hi!

How are writes handled while I'm adding a node to a cluster, i.e. while
the new node is in JOINING state?

Are they queued up as hinted handoffs, or are they being written to the
joining node?

In the former case I guess I have to make sure my max_hint_window_in_ms
is long enough for the node to become NORMAL or hints will get dropped
and I must do repair. Am I right?

Thanks,
\EF