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"host parameter is null"

Hi there. I've had this podcast for a couple months now. I've been able to suscribe to it directly in itunes, but always get the error "We had difficulty reading this feed. host parameter is null" when submitting it to the itunes store. Please help me with my feed. I don't know what's wrong with it. It is generated by iWeb. The URL is http://www.farodeluz.ca/Site/Sermones/rss.xml

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Jul 30, 2008 11:58 AM

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eggomiego Author

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Aug 4, 2008 11:55 AM in response to eggomiego

Changed it to mp3. Submitted to the iTunes store, got the same error. "host parameter is null"

eggomiego Author

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Aug 4, 2008 11:57 AM in response to eggomiego

I think i figured something out. iTunes has trouble with my website in general. Even if i enter www.farodeluz.ca it gives me the "host parameter is null" error. It does the same for any extension of my website. What could be the problem?

eggomiego Author

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Aug 4, 2008 7:37 PM in response to eggomiego

Got it! iTunes had troubles getting onto my website. So, I uploaded the rss.xml file onto my iDisk, and voila! it worked.

Aug 4, 2008 11:22 PM in response to eggomiego

It is all very odd, but I'm glad you sorted it out.

eggomiego Author

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Aug 5, 2008 10:31 AM in response to eggomiego

Yeah, It is very strange. If someone could figure out what is wrong with the website, feel free to tell me, or email me. I really don't want to look into it myself. My podcast got approved this morning.

eggomiego Author

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Aug 5, 2008 11:08 AM in response to eggomiego

Wow. Im sorry for answering my own questions, but this should be kept posted for other people who have this problem. Well I submitted the rss.xml to iTunes, which was on my iDisk. It worked, but when i tried to download the podcast, i got an error saying it wasnt valid. so what I did was use the iTunes script <itunes:new-feed-url> and pointed it to the original location of my rss.xml, which is http://www.farodeluz.ca/site/sermones/rss.xml, and it worked! iTunes doesn't verify it once its already been submitted.

eggomiego Author

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Aug 5, 2008 11:10 AM in response to eggomiego

The link is http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=287381434

"host parameter is null"