diff -ruN netqmail-1.06-original/chkuser_settings.h netqmail-1.06/chkuser_settings.h
--- netqmail-1.06-original/chkuser_settings.h	2022-12-17 10:25:13.645876787 +0100
+++ netqmail-1.06/chkuser_settings.h	2022-12-17 14:31:05.145354477 +0100
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
  *		should be invoked to handle exceptions.
  *
  */
-#define CHKUSER_DISABLE_VARIABLE "RELAYCLIENT"
+/* #define CHKUSER_DISABLE_VARIABLE "RELAYCLIENT" */
 
 
 /*
diff -ruN netqmail-1.06-original/qmail-smtpd.c netqmail-1.06/qmail-smtpd.c
--- netqmail-1.06-original/qmail-smtpd.c	2022-09-28 17:16:57.501045673 +0200
+++ netqmail-1.06/qmail-smtpd.c	2022-12-17 14:04:02.832250863 +0100
@@ -1484,6 +1484,13 @@
         return;
       }
     }
+    if (spp_val == 1) {
+        if (!allowed) { err_nogateway(); return; }
+    }
+
+  } // if (!relayclient)
+
+  spp_rcpt_accepted();
 
     if (!flagvrt) {
       switch (chkuser_realrcpt (&mailfrom, &addr)) {
@@ -1557,14 +1564,6 @@
       }
     }
 
-    if (spp_val == 1) {
-    	if (!allowed) { err_nogateway(); return; }
-}
-
-  } // if (!relayclient)
-
-  spp_rcpt_accepted();
-
   /* rcptcheck */
   if ( (rcptcheck[0]) && (!relayclient || rcptcheckrelayclient) ) { // if RCPTCHECK is not defined, addrvalid returns 1 (rcpt ok),check before calling
     strerr_warn5(title.s,"rcptcheck: checking <",addr.s,"> at ",remoteip,0);