Lacking suggestions, I have successfully modified the file
/opt/webwork/webwork2/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/Feedback.pm
so that my version of WebWork now works with Mandrill via the Mandrill API. While this probably an unusual set up, I would be happy to share the code.
Installation
Mandrill emailer error: "Relay access denied"
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