Redirecting podcast episodes in iWeb '08

Hi,
I have put off upgrading to iWeb '08 due to the problem with it changing the podcast feed.
Has anyone actually solved the problem and got it to change without losing subscribers? I have over 3,500+ subscribers and can't risk losing them.
I have seen mention of a 301 redirect, but can anyone tell me how this works, and list a step-by-step how to add it. I only see to search google, and that honestly tells me little. A "Adding a 301 redirect to iWeb '08 for Dummy's" would be great. LOL!!!
I use .Mac to host.
Thanks in advance.
Todd

You've asked the same exact questions that I have been looking for answers for -- unfortunately, I have already updated to iWeb2, before I knew anything about the way it restuctures/renames your files and thows off the iTunes subscription service. I've built up subscribers over the past 2 years and don't want to have to start all over again with a new rss feed! I tried to post a podcast yesterday -- it published to the iWeb page at http://web.mac.com/moontrolling/moontrolling/PodcastCafe/PodcastCafe.html (new v2 address, not sure why page names are repeated twice), but does not show up to subscribers via iTunes. I have been reading forums and so-called support articles and the links above but cannot for the life of me find any clear information on fixing the problem. I'm guessing I'll need to insert some kind of redirect command or something, but so far, I can't locate a good tutorial.
I can't believe Apple would release inferior software that must be messing up thousands and thousands of people who use Garage Band, iWeb, iTunes and .Mac to build and distribute podcasts! They get you all roped in to their closed little ecosystem and you're dependent on their software and services to all work together smoothly. iLife 08 has thrown several monkey wrenches in to my podcasting and webpublishing routine and I wish now, belatedly, I never upgraded!
Where's the software update fix???

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I’ve seen .pdf files in iTunes also. I’ve done some investigating as I may be using this feature in the future for lecture suppliments. This is what I’ve found:
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But here’s the hang-up: iWeb creates your RSS feed. And like most things in the 1.0 version of iWeb, advanced things require work-arounds. It looks like iWeb creates a RSS feed from your podcast blog structure. I don’t know of anyway of altering the RSS feed (like you would as shown in the link above) except for just ‘getting in there.’ As we know, iWeb has a tendency to create brand new files when performing changes. So, I wouldn’t be surprised if your ‘altered’ RSS feed that includes the .pdf link goes away when you add a new podcast episode (hence creating a new RSS feed). That means a lot of tedious work every time you add a new episode (to re-alter the RSS file to include the .pdf files).
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