EXHIBIT 99.2



      STATEMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER UNDER 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350


        I, Paul Bartlett, the chief financial officer of Critical Path, Inc.
(the "Company"), certify for the purposes of section 1350 of chapter 63 of
title 18 of the United States Code that, to my knowledge,

        (i) the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the period and
year ending December 31, 2002 (the "Report"), and filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, fully complies with the
requirements of section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended; and

        (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

                                           /s/ Paul Bartlett

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                                     Paul Bartlett
                                       Executive Vice President and Chief
                                       Financial Officer

                                     March 28, 2003



A signed original of this written statement required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
has been provided to Critical Path, Inc. and will be retained by Critical Path,
Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.