EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 Nos. 333-13773, 333-63967, 333-82323, 333-57362, 333-73562) of our
report dated March 21, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Peerless Systems Corporation included in the Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 31, 2002.

                                ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Los Angeles, California
April 30, 2002