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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Critical Path, Inc. of
our report dated August 20, 1999 relating to the financial statements of The
docSpace Company Inc., which appears in Critical Path, Inc.'s Current Report on
Form 8-K/A dated March 20, 2000.


/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

August 22, 2000
Toronto, Ontario