OLEXP: Unable to Import Netscape 4.6x Address Book in Outlook Express

When you try to import a Netscape version 4.6x address book into Outlook Express, you may be unsuccessful, and you may receive the following error message:

This issue can occur because the file format of the Netscape Address Book has changed from .nab to .na2, and Outlook Express does not recognize this file format.

To import a Netscape version 4.6x Address Book into Outlook Express:

1. Open your Netscape address book, click Export on the File menu, click LDIF as the file format, and then specify a file name and storage location.
2. Quit the Netscape address book.
3. Start Outlook Express, click Import on the File menu, click Other Address Book, click LDIF - LDAP Data Interchange Format, and then click Import.
4. Click the file you named in step 1, and then click Open.
5. When you receive the Address book import process has completed message, click OK.

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