Apple Mail removed bounce functionality?

I upgraded to Lion, and I cannot find the "bounce" functionality in Apple's Main application. I regularly use this to reduce future occurences of SPAM. Is it possible it has removed from the application?

I think you misread that.
a)
"The Bounce feature may not work with some email service providers, and may actually indicate to the originator that your email address is valid."
it's talking about real spam - not mistaken emails. Yes, spammers might be able to tell it's a fake bounce thus validating your email,
and b)
"Use Mail's built-in Junk filtering, which can both be set automatically, or be set to learn as you receive mail messages. For more information, see Mac 101: Mail.
If you use MobileMe, you can use an email alias. This feature can allow you to purchase items online with an additional email address that protects you from receiving unsolicited mail messages. See MobileMe: About email aliases."
Neither of these discuss people who email you thinking you are someone else. If polite emails don't work, and I don't want to be rude, I still want to bounce the messages. To most people a bounced message is a sure sign they typed the email address incorrectly.
Email aliases are especially dumb because to do the job as advertised you would have to create an alias, use it, and destroy it when its purpose is accomplished. When you free up an alias, it must be free for anyone else to use (or else Apple would quickly run out of aliases). SO - you could possibly get other people's email in the future. Or they yours. And talk about hassle... I'd rather just deal with the junk mail with a filter.

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