Restore bounce to Mail in Lion

I use bounce very infrequently. There are times when it does just what I want such as a person I know sending me useless emails. I bounce them back and they assume my email address has changed. Never hear from them again. Used selectively it is extremely useful. But I probably only use it this way once every three years or so.

bounce: To return an email message to its sender as undeliverableis to bounce it. A server may bounce a message, for example, if it was misaddressed or if the recipient’s mailbox is full. Some email clients can also bounce messages, but unlike server-generated bounces, bounces performed by a client contain information that can show that the message really was received.

From Joe Kissell's 'Taking Control Of Apple Mail'.

Some people just don't read, I guess.

For those of you explaining why we shouldn't use bounce: First, don't do that; it's extremely irritating. If we had wanted your opinion on whether or not we should use it, that would have been the question we asked. It wasn't. Second, try to pay attention. Those of us wanting to retain use of the bounce feature aren't trying to bounce back at spam servers, so you can stop explaining why we shouldn't do something we're clearly not planning on doing in the first place. Most, if not all, of us use bounce with individual people--annoying people that we REALLY wish had never gotten ahold of our email addresses. Most of them are morons (as evidenced by their complete lack of common email etiquette--specifically, their insistence on sending us 7 forwards a day, despite our repeated requests to be taken off the list), and haven't the slightest idea the bounce is fake. It works like a charm; get over it. Third... Why are you even here? Don't you have better things to do with your time than to browse forums pertaining to things you have no use for?

JBWTucker wrote:

Some people just don't read, I guess.

Yes I noticed that of you. But bounce is gone and won't be returning, so stop whining and get over it. If you are that dependant on an old, deleted app, then tell Apple.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

Maybe they will rewrite Lion just for you.

Cheers

Wait, wait... "I know you are, but what am I"? That's the best you got? Hahahaha... I yield, I yield!

Oh, though... "But bounce is gone and won't be returning" ... except that it's not. For the literate, this thread contains two excellent solutions for re-implementing this still-existent functionality.

Seriously guys both of your comments are filling up my mailbox!

You both remind me of this:

So chill.. Stuff happens on the internet..

JBWTucker wrote:

Wait, wait... "I know you are, but what am I"? That's the best you got? Hahahaha... I yield, I yield!

Oh, though... "But bounce is gone and won't be returning" ... except that it's not. For the literate, this thread contains two excellent solutions for re-implementing this still-existent functionality.

They are hacks. not a feature of, nor an implementation in Lion. And Maverick, just turn off the email notifications. easy.

Thanks to all those who have helped get this functionality back for people who wish to use it. You guys are top for coming to the rescue when Apple "delete" a function rather than leaving it there as an option.

While we're on the topic, anyone know how to restore Exposé to it's original form?

(only joking)

@Dillinger63

A Package Installer is ready for testing. ---> www.cronomik.de/bounce_lion.html

Stefan Everhartz wrote:

@Dillinger63

A Package Installer is ready for testing. ---> www.cronomik.de/bounce_lion.html

No thanks. Looks like ready to install malware. You use it, I'll be fine. Don't want Bounce back anyway now. Have not missed it.

Cheers

mullians missus,

Out of general politeness, I have refrained from asking the following question of you until now. But I cannot hold back any longer:

Do you ever add anything useful to a conversation? So far, all I've seen you do is Troll. Please go find some other bridge to live under and leave those of us who, staying ON TOPIC here, like the Bounce feature and wish to restore it.

You are entitled to your opinion. But please go find some other audience to bore with it. Have a nice life and stay out of mine.

Stefan,

Thanks very much for your efforts. I'll take a look at the installer you so graciously put together and provide you with my feedback.

Best regards,

iMarc

Let me try and undersand your post. Stefan, creates a script for those that "want" to use the bounce feature in Lion. He then shares a way to put a button in Apple mail, but is asked if he would create a script to do that and then you bash him saying it looks like Malware. Wow, pretty sad. If you don't want to use it, then DON'T!

< Bounce >

Can you create a script for that? 😉

Some do not agree, I respect their option too. In my older experience, using bounce led to more and more unwanted messages, so better without it. Of course, the script created by our colleagues is wlecome, I will try to use it and see if the old story repeats.

Let us be calm and respect others’ opinions.