Backup Time Capsule external disk to TC?

Is it possible for a networked hard disk (eg one which is connected to a Time Capsule) to be backed up on to that Time Capsule using TM?
I have a Maxtor external HD which was connected to my laptop via USB and on which I store my iTunes library. This was backed up to Time Capsule using Time Machine, along with the rest of my computer.
Now the Maxtor is connected to the Time Capsule so that I don't have to keep plugging/unplugging it and also it is available to other computers on my network. However TM no longer backs the hard disk up, presumably because it is not directly connected to my computer.
So is there a way of continuing to get the hard disk backed up on to the TC?
TIA
James

OK to ask the question in a different way:
is it possible to backup a network volume using Time Machine? Can any volume which is not physically connected by USB etc to the computer be backed up using TM?
Where does TM look for its list of volumes to back up? Is there a way of permanently adding a network volume to that list?
TIA

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