Error message when you import a .pst file by running the Import-Mailbox cmdlet in Exchange Server 2007: "Unable to make connection to the server"

On a computer that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1), you import a personal folders (.pst) file. You do this by running the Import-Mailbox cmdlet together with the -includefolders switch or the -excludefolders switch. When you do this, you may receive an error message.

For example, you run the following command in Exchange Management Shell:When you do this, you may receive the following error message:Note To support the import-mailbox function, you have to install Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Service Pack 2 or a later version of Outlook.

To resolve this problem, install Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1.

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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

For more information about the Import-Mailbox cmdlet, visit the following Microsoft Web site: