> Quote - just make sure you chose Wavefront (.obj), not OBJ... in the import menu.  i never noticed the latter until recently, and trying it, it doesn't seem to have a lot of options.

Where is this OBJ option in the Import menu list of file types? I'm running 2.49b and it doesn't show in my list. see the attached screenshot.

(The Wavefront (with lightmap) (.obj) that shows in my list is an add-on importer for [Giles])