OL2000: Outlook Will Not Import LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) Files

ID: Q222296

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 2000

SYMPTOMS

While Outlook includes support for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), it contains no means to import LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) files.

RESOLUTION

You can use Outlook Express to import LDIF files, and then import them from Outlook Express.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For additional information about LDAP usage in Outlook, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q196807 OL2000: (IMO) Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Usage

For additional information about importing addresses from Outlook Express, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q196215 OL2000: How to Import Addresses from Outlook Express

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug