> > This is something I have been wrestling with -- sendmail or qmail.
> > Sendmail is highly esoteric from a non-programmer's point of view,
> > and I would most likely need to hire someone smart enough to
> > configure it correctly (Security!). What are the benefits of using
> > qmail in its place? (security?)
>
> Security and simplicity are two benefits. See http://www.qmail.org
> for information about Qmail.

You should be aware that qmail sends a separate copy of a message
for each recipient, even if there are multiple recipients on the
same host.  Also, qmail does not support the DSN standard for
bounce messages, so LISTSERV will not be able to understand the
bounces generated by qmail.