Bounce and unbounce

[Ratfancy]

What is bounce and unbounce? Should I be using this? I only use blacklist.

[Digerati]

Bounce is an outdated feature that should (and I believe will soon) go away.

The idea is to return (bounce) unwanted emails back to the sender. The problem is that spammers NEVER use their own email addresses. Instead, they typically "spoof" some innocent person's or company's address so you will think it comes from that innocent person or company.

If you bounce the spam email (if not blocked by your ISP) that innocent person will get the bounce notice, not the spammer. In effect YOU will be attacking that innocent person with spam and the actual spammer will never see the bounce notice. Note too, many ISPs don't like or allow their customers bouncing emails. As a result, if you bounce a spam message, you could end up with a reject message back in your own inbox, adding to the clutter you are trying to stop.

In some cases, if you bounce a lot, your ISP could terminate your agreement.

The ONLY time bouncing might be effective is if your EX is stalking you, you know the address she is using is legit, and you want her to think you no longer exist.

I don't think I have ever seen "unbounce". But if you mark/select a message for Bounce then change your mind before washing your email, you can "Unmark for bounce" to deselect it.