> If we take what you want the end result to be, and merge that with my
> stating that ignoring Maildir/.INBOX is not an option, then we get
> something like this:
> 
> If .INBOX exists and is a Maildir, then we rename it to an
> appropriate replacement name, such as .INBOX-Renamed, .INBOX-Renamed-<n>
> where n increases.

That's certainly another option.

> If it does not exist, we create it but make it unselectable. Courier-IMAP
> will not show this in LIST response, but Binc will show it as
> unselectable, if we create an empty subdirectory with no new/, cur/ and
> tmp/ directories. That's an invalid Maildir.

Why on earth would ever create such a monster?  If it doesn't exist--
and 99.9% of the time it won't--there's no problem at all. 

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