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Exhibit 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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The Board of Directors
ScanSource, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on
Form S-8 (No. 333-94640), (No. 333-25423), (No. 333-08884), (No. 333-49879),
(No. 333-78281), and (No. 333-88133) of our report dated August 16, 2000,
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of ScanSource, Inc. and subsidiaries
(the "Company") as of June 30, 1999 and 2000, and the related consolidated
statements of income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years
in the three-year period ended June 30, 2000, which report is incorporated by
reference in the June 30, 2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company.
Greenville, South Carolina /s/ KPMG LLP
September 26, 2000
