Submitting Your Podcast to iTunes

I need to break my question into steps, otherwise it will get confusing. If there is anyone that can advise me on my next steps that would be great!
1. I submitted my Podcast and realized I submitted the incorrect feed URL.
2. I than removed my Podcast from iTunes.
3. While submitting the new feed URL I didn’t receive any prompt, so I thought I should submit the URL again.
4. I received this message reading, “it appears your feed has already been submitted.”
5. The first URL has no connection with the second (new) URL so I am wondering why I received this message. (it appears your feed has already been submitted)
Can anyone help!
HP 1740 Windows 2000

I can't see any reason why there should be a problem. The only thing about your feed is that there is no 'itunes:duration' tag containing the duration of each episode in the format hh:mm:ss so that the Store can't know what the duration of the podcast is - however this shouldn't cause a problem about submissions.
Occasionally the submissions process falls over and give incorrect rejections, so possibly that's the problem. You could try leaving it for a day or so and trying again.

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[Wed Feb 17 09:14:29 2010] [warn] RSA server certificate CommonName (CN) `demomaster.nobl.k12.in.us' does NOT match server name!?
[Wed Feb 17 09:14:30 2010] [warn] RSA server certificate CommonName (CN) `demomaster.nobl.k12.in.us' does NOT match server name!?
[Wed Feb 17 09:14:30 2010] [notice] Apache/2.2.13 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.13 OpenSSL/0.9.8l configured -- resuming normal operations
Our servername is demomaster.nobl.k12.in.us, but our local hostname is demomaster.local. Would this be a problem? changeip -checkhostname shows "success"
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Processing SubmissionsController#createforfile (for 10.12.12.60 at 2010-02-17 09:16:36) [POST]
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Rendering default/failed.xml.builder (401)
Filter chain halted as [:authorize] renderedorredirected.
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The 401 Unauthorized also shows up even when we use podcast capture directly on the server. But the podcast still works then. So I'm not sure this is really an issue.
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http://www.sysarchitects.com/node/92
And I have turned off digest authentication in cluster_preference.plist as well with no success.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3899
Any other ideas? We really need to get this working. Thanks for any help.

I keep finding a little more information...
The plist file of the podcast that was to be uploaded looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>cachedmetadatafile</key>
<string>/Users/admin/Library/Application Support/pcastuploader/metadata/3FE7240F-7E9A-409D-A2F5-CEF2E15FA1C5.plist</stri ng>
<key>checksslcert</key>
<string>false</string>
<key>content_paths</key>
<array>
<string>/Users/admin/Library/Application Support/Podcast Capture/LocalAudio-2010-02-17-101316.mov</string>
</array>
<key>created_at</key>
<string>Wed Feb 17 10:13:34 -0500 2010</string>
<key>deleteafterupload</key>
<string>true</string>
<key>estimatedtimeleft</key>
<string>0</string>
<key>filecopypath</key>
<string></string>
<key>ftpuploadurl</key>
<string></string>
<key>httpsuploadurl</key>
<string>*https://demomaster.local:8170/cgi-bin/pcastupload.cgi<*/string>
<key>originalmetadatafile</key>
<string>/Users/admin/Library/Application Support/Podcast Capture/submission-9398F39D-357E-4509-AAF5-A5BCFA16A931.plist</string>
<key>percent_done</key>
<string>0</string>
<key>recording_uuid</key>
<string>FBDB1CF7-CDDD-40DB-AA79-30207DF7D1E3</string>
<key>server_url</key>
<string>*https://demomaster.nobl.k12.in.us:8170/podcastproducer*</string>
How do I change my server so that it uses the FQDN "demomaster.nobl.k12.in.us" everywhere instead of sometimes using the local hostname demomaster.local.
It appears this is a DNS issue. We have set the hostname using scutil and running changeip -checkhostname shows
Current HostName = demomaster.nobl.k12.in.us
DNS HostName = demomaster.nobl.k12.in.us
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dirserv:success = "success"
nslookup on the ip shows that the reverse is working and pointing to the FQDN.
Computer Name in Server admin is set to: demomaster.nobl.k12.in.us
Local Hostname is set to: demomaster
but under the podcast Producer overview screen in Server Admin our Podcast Library and Capture URL both show http://demomaster.local:port instead of the FQDN.
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I have had trouble with my podcast before and therefore deleted it when I couldn't wrap my head around the issue.
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Like a number of folks who have been sharing their experiences with the configuration and use of Podcast Producer 2, I have a tale to tell. After a number of reinstalls of SLS on my new Mac Mini server, I couldn't get past the message in the subject line, when using Podcast Capture. While searching this forum, I came across a couple of references to making sure the "tunnel" options were properly configured in the member_preferences plist. When I looked at mine, there appeared to be the right references to my FQDN, so I thought this was another dead end for my problem. I decided to google "tunnel" and Snow Leopard Server, and one of the things that showed up in the installation and setup worksheet was:
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Since your problem isn't Xserve specific I think you'll probably be much better served in the Podcast Producer discussion group.
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When you submitted the podcast to iTunes, if it was accepted, you should have received an email from the iTunes staff indicating that your podcast was accepted and it listed a link directly to the iTunes podcast page for that feed.
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Dear Podcast Owner
Your podcast, located at [ http://example.com/example.xml ], has been approved. You should expect to see it in iTunes within the next few hours. When it's available, you will be able to access it with the URL below.
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If you have questions or wish to make changes to your feed, please consult the technical spec at http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/techspecs.html. The spec contains detailed information about key topics like adding "cover art", changing your feed URL, and adding other helpful iTunes-specific tags to your podcast.
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