Apparently it's possible to make patches to code with email, which is stated in `GIT-AM(1)`; but I don't know what the definition of an `<Maildir>` or `<mbox>` is.
Update: I think `<Maildir>` refers to a directory of patch files (typically generated with `git format-patch`); `<mbox>` refers to a patch file (generated with `git format-patch`).