static L<S> mechListNames_fresh() {
   bool useLocal = false, useRemote = true;
  if (mergeLocalAndRemoteMechLists())
    useLocal = true;
  else if (useLocalMechLists()) {
    useLocal = true; useRemote = false;
  }
   
  LS l = null;
  
  if (useRemote)
    if (useLocalMechListCopies())
      l = namesOfLocalMechListCopies();
    else
      l = serverMechListNames_fresh();

  if (useLocal)
    l = concatLists_conservative(l, localMechListNames());
    
  ret l;
}