In order to avoid the need of going through the complete iTunes Podcast directory and yet be able to utilize the iTunes as an aggregator, a protocol named protocol itpc:// may be useful. This protocol can be then followed by the actual RSS feed. This will help in utilizing iTunes as the aggregator.
The protocol thus becomes appropriate for those individuals who would not like to use use the iTunes directory at either of the stages. That is they do not wish to use it neither while subscribing to a podcast nor while waiting for the feed to get published on iTunes.
At the time when is one subscribing to a podcast, new episodes are first checked by iTunes at regular intervals. With some time, the list of available episodes could however be out of control. By clicking the display triangle for that podcast, one can achieve the objective of either hiding or revealing the different available episodes.
All the involved steps can be actually made vanilla simple with the help of itpc protocol. The subscription can be made one click simple by adding “itpc” just ahead of the podcast’s url. For example: itpc://www.example.com/podcast.xml
Once this is done, iTunes immediately takes over and begins with the downloading of the first episode.
