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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

  We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated November 6, 1998, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Fabrik Communications, Inc. included in the
Registration Statement, Amendment No. 1 (Form S-1 No. 333-78197) and related
Prospectus of Critical Path, Inc. for the registration of shares of its common
stock.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Palo Alto, California

May 24, 1999
