- NT: no URL's in any eventlog messages Exchange: an URL in every eventlog message - NT: a finalised column will cause the record to be deleted Exchange: a finalised column will result in a callback being issued - NT: supports offline upgrade ("esentutl /u") Exchange: does not support offline upgrade - NT: use NT version/build numbers (from ntverp.h) Exchange: use Exchange version/build numbers (from exver.h) - eseVersion