>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