Url to file contains question mark...is this causing an error in itunes?

hi!
hope someone can help. my podcast file is stored at an address such as the one below:
http://www.mysite.com/webmedia.php?irn=234
however, this doesn't seem to generate a media enclosure with itunes rss. i know there is an issue with spaces in file names, is there a similar issue with question marks?
thanks!
grenadillo

It's not the question mark as such, but the fact that the URL is using a PHP script to locate the podcast file. You need to provide a direct URL to the file itself.

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