Filed under: iPod Family, iTS, Podcasting
Change the URL of your podcast feed in iTunes
Since
my personal podcast is listed in the iTunes Music Store, much like thousands of others, I recently recieved an email
from the iTunes podcasting team with a link to some interesting information. The email had a link to the technical specs of the podcasting implementation in
iTunes.This tech note is a wealth of information, including how one goes about updating the feed URL that is listed in the iTunes Music Store. Apple recommends that you set up your server to serve up a HTTP 301 redirect to the new feed URL, which will update both iTunes and any iTunes user who is subscribed to your feed (not to mention people who are using other podcatchers that understand HTTP 301 responses).
You can also add an iTunes specific tag (itunes:new-feed-url) that will update the feed in iTunes Music Store, however, that update won't trickle down to the clients subscribed to your feed.
Confused? Check out the Apple docs for yourself.
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driggers said 2:54PM on 3-02-2006
so how would you write a 301 redirect in this case?
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Steve Harris said 7:26PM on 1-19-2006
My experience with Feeder users has shown that the itunes:new-feed-url tag will cause iTunes to use the new URL for subscribed podcasts. However, I agree that no other podcatchers use the tag, so the redirect is still the best way to go.
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