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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 17, 2000 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Critical Path, Inc., which appears in
Critical Path, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December
31, 1999. We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Registration Statement.


/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


San Francisco, California
June 21, 2000