Setup mandrillapp on ubuntu with postfix

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sudo apt-get install mailutils
sudo apt-get install libsasl2-modules
sudo echo "[smtp.mandrillapp.com] YOURUSER:YOURPASSWORD" > /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
sudo chmod 600 /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
sudo postmap /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd


sudo vim /etc/postfix/main.cf

delete relay host line

And add

# enable SASL authentication
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
# tell Postfix where the credentials are stored
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
# use STARTTLS for encryption
smtp_use_tls = yes
relayhost = [smtp.mandrillapp.com]


sudo /etc/init.d/postfix reload