Three-and-a-half newbie questions for iTunes...

Hello,
I just signed up with iTunes, for the explicit purpose of subscribing to, getting and listening to podcasts.
I have three quick questions:
1. When I subscribe to a feed in iTunes, it's quite possible that I only get the most recent podcasts (i.e., one podcast is up to episode #70, but I only got #30-70 in the feed). What is the best way to add (in this case, episodes #1-29) to my podcast library in iTunes?
2. When using other, 3rd party podcast directories (like podcastalley, podcastdirectory, etc., is it relatively easy to subscribe to the feed using iTunes, or will iTunes only subscribe to feeds that are listed with the iTunes service?
3. Can I assume, because the files are actually on the machine, that - if I have iTunes installed on two computers, none of the information is transferable? Obviously, the files would need to be moved, but the subscriptions also need to be re-established?
3a. Assuming I did re-subscribe to all the same podcasts on the second computer, but, rather than "getting" the old podcasts, I simply copied them from one computer to the other (same folder) - is iTunes intuitive enough to see that those podcasts are actually in my library on both computers, or do I have to go through downloading the podcasts a second time to get them listed in the library?
Thanks for your help!
Chris

Hello,
1) I understand the feed may not have those podcasts listed any longer. If I visit the website, however, I can see that the older podcasts are still housed and listed there (but the feed may not include them any longer). How do I get those older podcasts into my iTunes library? Do I just download them and drop them into the iTunes folder in "My Music."
3) Which is correct - if I subscribe to the feed, but then, I copy all the downloaded podcasts onto the other computer (in the same place in "My Music" - will iTunes see that those files are there, and reflect that in my library?
Thanks!

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