Show remote content in restored ldif address book

Some while way back when I created & exported my address book as an LDIF file, lots of these links had the option for show remote content checked. As the list has grown the file has been re-exported as LDIF to keep it up to date
When I import the file for a clean profile, the remote content check box's have been reset. Needless to say as the list grows the number of contacts to reset also.
Is this unchecked by default for security reasons,
Setting stored in some other file?
Any way to import with this setting in tact

It is true that the remote content setting is cleared when an LDIF file is imported, for reasons I can't explain, but if an address book is exported to a .mab file, and then re-imported, the setting is retained. Export and import of address books in mab format is provided with the [https://freeshell.de//~kaosmos/morecols-en.html MoreFunctionsForAddressBook] add-on. Tested and working on my system.
http://chrisramsden.vfast.co.uk/3_How_to_install_Add-ons_in_Thunderbird.html

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