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Exhibit 23.7
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We have issued our report dated October 23, 1998, accompanying the financial
statements of SouthWind Internet Access, Inc. included in the Annual Report
of OneMain.com, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We
hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus of EarthLink, Inc. on Form S-4 (File
No. 333-XXXXX), and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption
"Experts."
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Wichita, Kansas
July 6, 2000
