Change "Return-From" field in mail.app messages

I need to be able to change the "Return-From" field in some of my outbound emails using the mail.app. I can't find a way to do this. Can anyone help? Here is what I am basically trying to accomplish:
I need recipients of the email to be able to select Reply and have the email come back to the same email address as the From field, but if they have an out of office turned on, or if the email is no longer a valid email address, I need those messages to go to a different email box so they don't clutter up the real messages that need to be worked.
Any suggestions or ideas are appreciated.

You can add any headers you want to Mail, with the defaults write com.apple.mail UserHeaders command in Terminal. However, it is easy to get it wrong, particularly if you already have added headers, so I would suggest you try Cricket's Applescripts for Mail, which includes one for doing it.
That said, is there a Return-From header? I cannot recall having noticed one.
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