(Hopefully) simple $CVSROOT question

[Alexander von Below]

Hello,

I am trying to use the Apple Rendevouz name (myServer.local) of my 
server in my cvs root path, and have been almost succesful. Using cvs 
-d :ext:myServer.local/whatever/path/cvsrep works great, just like 
setting the CVSROOT environment variable to 
myServer.local/whatever/path/cvsrep

However, when I do any work from the sandbox (i.e. status), I get the 
message:

"cvs <command>: ignoring CVS/Root because it does not contain an 
absolute pathname"

The command works however, as expected.

Unlike when I checkout with -d, the Root file does not contain an 
access method. It seems I can not set the access method (:ext:) in the 
CVSROOT environment variable, and I have found no other place to set 
it.
This is more of an inconvenience than an error, but does anyone have an 
idea what I could do about it?

Thanks,

Alex