diff -ru mlmmj-1.2.17/src/mlmmj-process.c mlmmj-1.2.17-mod/src/mlmmj-process.c
--- mlmmj-1.2.17/src/mlmmj-process.c	2010-01-11 00:40:57.000000000 +1100
+++ mlmmj-1.2.17-mod/src/mlmmj-process.c	2010-01-25 02:23:23.000000000 +1100
@@ -851,6 +852,9 @@
 	}
 
 startaccess:
+	if(!moderated)
+		moderated = statctrl(listdir, "moderated");
+
 	noaccessdenymails = statctrl(listdir, "noaccessdenymails");
 
 	access_rules = ctrlvalues(listdir, "access");
@@ -917,11 +921,11 @@
 			myfree(donemailname);
 			myfree(discardname);
                 	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+		} else if (accret == ALLOW) {
+			moderated = 0;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if(!moderated)
-		moderated = statctrl(listdir, "moderated");
 	if(moderated) {
 		mqueuename = concatstr(3, listdir, "/moderation/",
 				       randomstr);