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EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related Prospectus of
Digital Island, Inc. and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated February 3, 1999, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedules of Sandpiper Networks, Inc. included in the Digital
Island, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1999,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Woodland Hills, California
July 14, 2000
