vm-pop3d ban an ip

[bdj]

In my /var/log/maillog I get many of the following entries. I want to ban this ip so I put it in /etc/hosts.deny but that doesn't work. He is still able to connect.

I also cannot stop the vm-pop3d service.

What can I do to ban?

Thanks

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Nov 13 16:05:46 admin vm-pop3d[6349]: User 'value' - failed auth, from=218.75.221.189
Nov 13 16:05:46 admin vm-pop3d[6348]: User 'supermn' - failed auth, from=218.75.221.189
Nov 13 16:05:51 admin vm-pop3d[6349]: Socket closed from 218.75.221.189
Nov 13 16:05:52 admin vm-pop3d[6348]: Socket closed from 218.75.221.189
Nov 13 16:05:52 admin vm-pop3d[6352]: User 'values' - failed auth, from=218.75.221.189
Nov 13 16:05:53 admin vm-pop3d[6353]: User 'solaris' - failed auth, from=218.75.221.189
Nov 13 16:05:57 admin vm-pop3d[6352]: Socket closed from 218.75.221.189
Nov 13 16:05:58 admin vm-pop3d[6353]: Socket closed from 218.75.221.189
Nov 13 16:05:58 admin vm-pop3d[6374]: User 'administrative' - failed auth, from=218.75.221.189
Nov 13 16:05:59 admin vm-pop3d[6375]: User 'sonny' - failed auth, from=218.75.221.189

 

[bdj]

I banned it with
ipfw add deny ip from 218.75.221.189 to any via bge0