The “Bounce” functionality was one of my most used features of Mail, and it was particularly handy in removing yourself from non-spam, non-automated mailing lists (such as recruiters and people you no longer want to hear from). This feature is missing in Lion and Mail.
1. Open Automator.
2. Create a new service.
3. Configure the service so that it has “no input” in “Mail”
4. Drag “Get Selected Mail Messages” into the workflow
5. Drag “Run Applescript” into the workflow
6. Use the following AppleScript, then save the workflow with a name like “Bounce Message”.
on run {input, parameters}
tell application "Mail"
repeat with eachMessage in input
bounce eachMessage
delete eachMessage # added as a suggestion to be more like the Apple functionality
end repeat
end tell
end run
7. In Mail, select the message you would like to bounce. Then from the “Mail” menu, choose “Services”, then click on your new service. The message will bounce.
