By using multiple families, you can create a hierarchy and segment information sources within your network environment. I was now ready to share an unlimited number of files with other Punch users on my network. Next, I modified one of the RFCs by annotating portions of the text. As I published the modified RFC, Punch scanned it for differences, then published the revised portion as a new version of the original. When another Punch user wishes to subscribe to published material, he or she must first be adopted by a family.
Family members control the amount of information that individual users see in the publishing window.
After I finished setting up the second Punch user, I created an adoption certificate and requested adoption from the family I had created on the first client. I browsed published information for that family and downloaded resources that I found interesting. After I selected the latest version of the RFC I had posted earlier, Punch recreated the document consisting of the original version and the differences stored in the newest version. Punch's management features are somewhat limited. Aside from a content publisher's control over individual information groups, this push product really doesn't offer any administrative utilities or management options.