How to clear failed podcast producer uploads?

Is there a way to clear stuck/failed items from the podcast --list_uploads list? An Apple OSXS 10.5 article on this mentions an undocumented "clear_errored_uploads" method in the /usr/bin/podcast ruby script, but attempting to use it like --clear_completed_uploads (such as podcast --clear_errored_uploads) results in an "unrecognized option `--clear_errored_uploads'" error.

someone found a solution?

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Morning,
On my side everything is fine, the update didn't influence the functioning of the software. The only problem I have is that on podcast composer, the wiki part one can't put the address in this format "wiki.domain.edu/group" only wiki.domain.edu.group.
How can one upload the feed straight to the blog or the wiki?
I just saw your carry, I look into it and will let you know a bit later. Thank you!

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