Distribution list dissapears after import

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Tom - 14 Sep 2005 06:28 GMT

When I import contacts from a Outlook 2003 pst file into a Outlook 2003
mailbox on Exchange 2003 all of the contacts are imported but there is a
large distribution list with about 250 recipients that gets imported then
dissapears. I can even open the
distribution list once imported and see the recipients but as soon as I close
it, it is gone. One time I did get some error message about mailbox size but
there is no way this list will exceed the size limits. I even tried bumping
up mailbox size limits on Exchange server with same results. Any ideas???

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 14 Sep 2005 10:54 GMT

You will see countless posts here that verify that DL's will not survive
importing. That's one of the many reasons few of us use them.
Importing is always a poor choice for transferring Outlook data. Why not
open the PST file and copy the Contacts?

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Russ Valentine
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> When I import contacts from a Outlook 2003 pst file into a Outlook 2003
> mailbox on Exchange 2003 all of the contacts are imported but there is a
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> bumping
> up mailbox size limits on Exchange server with same results. Any ideas???

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