Distribution lists have never survived an import from any non-Outlook format, so this is not unexpected. Groups in OE/Windows Mail have no counterpart in Outlook and must be recreated from scratch.

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After furious head scratching, Freemang asked:

| A Vista user has their contacts (including distribution lists). When
| exporting the contacts and importing in Outlook, they all show up
| however all of her Distribution lists are void of any email addresses.
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| How can distribution lists be easily imported into Outlook from
| Windows mail?