>LOCAL = '*.YORKU.CA YORKVM1 YORKVM2 YUSOL YUGEMINI YULIBRA'
>LOCAL = 'YUORION YUNEXUS YUYETTI'
 
Well if you do that, you end up with a variable whose value is the second
expression  and  the  first  line  is  superfluous.  The  local  node  is
automatically added to the list after  processing, so that's why it works
for local users.
 
  Eric