ssh and star register?

vim version 7.4.383

I use the same vimrc and gvimrc on Linux, Mac, and Win,
with conditionals to test for the differences.
It works GREAT with terminal vim and gvim.

The 'problem' is ssh into a Mac, and a test for the star ("*) register.
In both local and remote terminal vim:
has("clipboard") returns 1
has("xterm_clipboard") returns 0
has("gui_running") returns 0

same machine:
local terminal "* works
remote terminal "* fails

How can I test for the ability to use the star ("*) register when ssh?

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