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                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We consent to the incorporation of our reports dated February 3, 1997, on
our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule of FTP Software, Inc. as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for the 
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995, and 1994 which reports are included in 
this Annual Report on Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed 
Registration Statements on Form S-8, File Nos. 33-77506, 33-80427, 333-08585, 
and 333-14669.


                                                      COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Boston, Massachusetts
March 28, 1997