Changing XML

Question

I need to go in and change feed location in iTunes. Can someone tell me where this is located and how to get there. I've taken over a podacast for someone and this is all new to me.
Thanks

Answer 1

Oh...if you don't know that you're going to have a hard time changing it since you need access to the actual server that the XML file is stored on in order to be able to edit the file.
If run multiple servers and just can't figure out where this one is at. You can find the URL at least that iTunes has on file using these steps:
Find your podcast in the iTunes podcast directory.
Right click (or whatever the mac key is) on the podcast art work. It will pop up a box that says "copy iTunes store url" click on it to copy the URL.
Paste this into a text editor or word document, etc...
You'll get something that looks like this:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1234546
You are interested in the numbers at the end of the line right after the = sign
Next copy and paste this line into a web browser:
https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/pingPodcast?id=
Then copy/paste that end number from your text editor/word doc onto the end of the line after the equals sign something like this:
https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/pingPodcast?id=123456
"Go" to the URL with the web browser.
After a second you should get a response that says "Podcast Ping" received and it will list a URL and a FeedID number. The URL is the the URL that iTunes is looking to in order to grab your feed. That is what you need to update.
Erik