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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(a)

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

         As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated
February 19, 1999 included in PopMail.com, inc.'s (formerly Cafe Odyssey, Inc.)
Form 10-KSB for the year ended January 3, 1999 and to all references to our firm
included in this Registration Statement.



                                          /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 10, 2000