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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'
The Board of Directors
DTI Holdings, Inc.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
333-96235) on Form S-8 of MCK Communications, Inc. of our reports dated June 2,
2000 with respect to: (1) the consolidated balance sheet of DTI Holdings, Inc.
as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of
operations and deficit, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the period
from October 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998 and the year ended December 31, 1999;
and (2) the balance sheet of Digital Techniques Inc. as of September 30, 1998
and the statements of operations and deficit and cash flows for the nine month
period then ended, which reports appear in the Form 8-K/A of MCK
Communications, Inc. dated June 14, 2000.
KPMG LLP
Toronto, Canada
August 28, 2000
