Exhibit 10.16

Cypost Corporation
Suite 101
260 West Espalnade
North Vancouver, B.C.
V7M 3G7



October 5, 1999

Robert Adams

Dear Sir:

Re:      Employment Contract

The following are the terms and conditions upon which CyPost Corporation (the
Company") or its subsidiary is prepared to employ you and upon which you have
agreed to be employed with the Company. By signing this letter agreement you
accept the following terms and conditions:

1.        Work Duties

          You will carry out the duties and responsibilities of the position of
          "Operations Manager of Canadian ISP Division" of the Company. In such
          capacity, your duties shall also include:

          a)        the authority to enter into equipment leasing agreement,
                    land lease and to make purchases of hardware, or software
                    required to operate Netrover Inc. and Netrover Office Inc.
                    ("Netrover"), up to a maximum amount of $50,000.00, for any
                    single order or lease. Any purchase or lease greater than
                    this specified amount (exclusive of applicable taxes) will
                    require the pre-approval from an authorized officer of the
                    Company. The maximum amount stated herein will be reviewed
                    on an annual basis, and may be subject to adjustment, which
                    will be communicated to you in writing.
          b)        to determine whether to maintain, repair or upgrade existing
                    equipment in order to ensure Netrover's ability to compete
                    in the ISP market, and to meet the needs of Netrover's
                    customers.
          c)        you will be indemnified by the Company and by Netrover, in
                    the event of any third party claim instituted against you
                    white in the execution of your duties.
          d)        to execute non-disclosure and/or confidentiality agreements
                    when requested to do so by software developers or software
                    companies.
          e)        accounts supported by expense statements, may be paid
                    through your personal Visa;


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          f)        to hire or dismiss Netrover staff as and when is reasonably
                    required in order to ensure and maintain an appropriate
                    level of service to Netrover's customers.
          g)        to determine and grant reasonable annual pay increases to
                    Netrover staff, up to a maximum of 5% of annual income
                    (exclusive of bonuses) per Netrover staff employee during
                    Netrover's fiscal year. Any pay increase sought in excess of
                    this amount will require the pre-approval from the
                    Officer(s) of the Company.

          h)        Term of Employment

                    The Company will employ you for a three (3) year period,
                    starting October 5, 1999 and ending October 4, 2002,
                    provided that this agreement shall be automatically renewed
                    for successive terms on a year to year basis unless notice
                    of non-renewal is effected by either party with written
                    notice of non-renewal at least 90 days prior to the expiry
                    of the then applicable term of this agreement, in which case
                    this agreement will expire on the last day of such term.

          i)        Salary and Benefits

                    a)        Subject to the other terms and conditions of this
                              agreement, the Company agrees to pay to you a base
                              salary of $70,000.00 per annum, subject to such
                              annual increases as the Company determines to be
                              effective on the anniversary of each year of this
                              agreement.

                    b)        In addition to your base salary, the Company will
                              review with you during January of every year, the
                              previous fiscal year's performance to determine
                              the Company's award of a bonus to you, if any.

                    c)        You shall be entitled to participate in a
                              Company-wide stock option plan as may be
                              instituted by the Company.

          j)        Vacation

                    a)        You will be entitled to paid vacation of four (4)
                              weeks per calendar year provided that no more than
                              two (2) weeks may be taken consecutively.

                    b)        Your vacation will not be cumulative from year to
                              year, nor will you be paid in lieu of vacation not
                              taken in a year.

          k)        Health, Retirement and Welfare Benefits

                    a)        The Company will pay the premiums for existing
                              medical and other benefit plans as altered,
                              amended, introduced or discontinued from time to
                              time by the Company or its carrier(s). Policy
                              documents govern benefit entitlement.


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          l)        Expenses

                    In accordance with policies formulated by the Company from
                    time to time, and with particulars special to your
                    employment, if any, specified in Schedule A, you will be
                    reimbursed for all reasonable travelling and other expenses
                    actually and properly incurred by you in connection with the
                    performance of your duties and functions. For all such
                    expenses, you will be required to keep proper accounts and
                    to furnish statements and vouchers to the Company within 30
                    days after the date the expenses are incurred.

          m)        Service to the Company

                    a)        During the term of your employment by the Company,
                              unless otherwise authorized in writing by the
                              Company, you will well and faithfully serve the
                              Company, promote its interests and devote the
                              whole of your working time, attention and energy
                              to the business and the affairs of the Company as
                              "Operations Manager of Canadian ISP Division".

          n)        Confidentiality

                    All business and trade secrets and confidential information
                    and knowledge which you may acquire during the continuance
                    of your employment with the Company related to the business
                    and the affairs of the Company (collectively the
                    "Confidential Information"), will for all purposes and at
                    all times, both during the continuance of your employment
                    and at all times thereafter, be held by you in trust for the
                    exclusive benefit of the Company. Neither during the term of
                    your employment nor at any time thereafter shall you
                    disclose to any corporation, firm or person other than the
                    Company, any of the Confidential Information of the Company,
                    nor will you use for any purposes other than those expressly
                    authorized by the Company any such Confidential Information.
                    This paragraph does not apply to any information which would
                    he found in the public domain.

          o)        Termination

                    a)        In the event of cause, the Company may terminate
                              your employment at any time without notice. For
                              the purposes of this agreement, cause is limited
                              to your death or serious incapacity, your
                              conviction of a felony offence or where you have
                              been guilty of serious misconduct of duty, conduct
                              incompatible with your duties or prejudicial to
                              the Company's business or wilful disobedience of
                              the Company's orders in a matter of substance.



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                    b)        In the absence of cause, the following resignation
                              and termination provisions apply:

                              a)        you may resign your employment on giving
                                        the Company ninety (90) days' prior
                                        written notice of the effective date of
                                        your resignation.

                              b)        the Company may terminate your
                                        employment, in which case, you will
                                        receive __ twelve (12) months base
                                        salary as severance, together with any
                                        bonuses which will have accrued and
                                        earned prior to the date of termination
                                        as provided for in sub-paragraph 3.2
                                        herein, computed pro-rata up to
                                        including the date of termination.

          p)        Post Termination restrictions

                    Rob Adams will not compete, directly or indirectly, with
                    CyPost Corporation, NetRover Inc. and NetRover Office Inc.
                    in the City of Toronto and within a radius of 120 kilometres
                    of the surrounding area for a period of three years from
                    October 5, 1999 or the date of which the employment
                    contracts are terminated, whichever date is the later.

          q)        Law of the Contract

                    Any dispute relating to the terms of this employment
                    agreement will be resolved pursuant to the laws of the
                    Province of Ontario.


If you are prepared to accept employment with the Company on the foregoing
terms, kindly confirm your acceptance and agreement by signing the enclosed
duplicate copy of this letter where indicated and return one copy to us.

We ask you to fully consider all of the above terms and to obtain any advice you
feel is necessary, including legal advice, before you execute this agreement. We
will not accept delivery of this agreement from you today to ensure that you
have the opportunity to consider these terms and seek advice. If you arc not
agreeable to the terms as set out herein, kindly advise us within one week.

Yours very truly,

CyPost Corporation


By:   /s/ Carl Whitehead
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      Carl Whitehead, Director Strategic Growth


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ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO THIS 5th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1999. I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT SET OUT IN THIS LETTER AGREEMENT. I HAVE
BEEN GIVEN FULL OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT LEGAL ADVISORS OF MY CHOOSING.


/s/ Robert Adams
Rob Adams




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