wrote:

I have imported a number of Contacts into an Outlook 2003 Public
Folder.

How?

The Contacts appear fine when viewing from the Folder List.
The folder has been setup to Show in the E-mail Address Book; however,
the contacts do not appear. I have noticed that if I open a contact
that was imported, and "Save & Close" the contact will then appear in
the Address book properly after closing and re-opening Outlook. The
problem is that I have 15,000 contact and that is not a feasible
approach.

Importing doesn't enable the resolving of mail addresses. It's one of the
reasons that "don't import if you can at all help it" is posted here every
single day. Importing is always problematic. There may be a third-party
tool that can help, though, and I'd start he
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/contacts.asp
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]