ssh won't resolve host.local host names

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Hi, I tried to ssh to my laptop this morning (both machines on my home network) using the host name sumomo.local (where sumomo is the name of my laptop) The strange thing is that I am able to ping sumomo.local, but when I try to ssh it says that the host name cannot be resolved. The laptop is running ubuntu 9.04 and this method works from my laptop to my desktop just fine. I cannot remember if I have ever done it this way before, I just always assumed it would work. Thanks for any help you can give.
 
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