Exim Specification - 13. Environment for running local transports Go to the first , previous , next , last section, table of contents .
Local transports handle deliveries to files and pipes.
Whenever a local transport is run, Exim forks a subprocess for it. The values used for the uid, gid, and the directories may come from several different places. In many cases the director that handles the address associates settings with that address. However, values may also be given in the transport's own configuration, and these override anything that comes with the address. The sections below contain a summary of the possible sources of the values, and how they interact with each other.