if  !  grep  -q  "NODES="  $SPELL_CONFIG;  then

  message "\nAll nodes MUST be valid addresses and if not numeric, then  MUST be in /etc/hosts \n\t
${QUERY_COLOR}Please enter a space-seperated list of participating nodes${DEFAULT_COLOR}"
  read  -t  ${PROMPT_DELAY}  -e
  NODES=${REPLY:="127.0.0.1"}
  echo   "NODES='$NODES'"  >>  $SPELL_CONFIG

fi