Question regarding example for smtpd_command_filter

I have a question regarding the "Bounce-never mail sink" regexp:

postconf(5) gives this example:

           /^(RCPT\s+TO:.*?)\bNOTIFY=\S+\b(.*)/ $1 NOTIFY=NEVER $2

Isn't there a '>' missing before the '?'. As I understand it the '?' makes the
preceeding character optional e.g. example.com and example.co would match.
Shouldn't the '>' be optional instead and it is missing in the examples above.

My example here demonstrates the regexp as I would expect it:

           /^(RCPT\s+TO:.*>?)\bNOTIFY=\S+\b(.*)/ $1 NOTIFY=NEVER $2

p@rick

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