Microsoft KB Archive/171302

= OLEXP: E-mail Addresses Not Imported Into Outlook Express =

Article ID: 171302

Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q171302



SYMPTOMS
When you try to import address book entries into Outlook Express, you may receive the following error message

'' has a non-Internet e-mail address... The contact will be imported to the Windows Address Book without an e-mail address.

where is the contact name for the non-Internet e-mail address.

Also, some e-mail addresses may be blank after you finish the import operation.



CAUSE
Outlook Express is an Internet mail client and requires valid Internet e-mail addresses. When a non-Internet e-mail address is imported, the address is not imported, but the remainder of the contact information is imported.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: missing oe4top

Keywords: kberrmsg kbfaq KB171302

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