iPod Podcasts Expiring

[nsheikh80]

There is one feature that really iritates me in iTunes and that is when iTunes decides that it should stop downloading certain podcasts just because I haven't watched/listened to them in the last few days. I cannot find a way to turn this "feature" off. Can anyone please help? Even if it is just an Applescript that I can run. Thanks.

 

[nsbio]

I would also appreciate some help in this matter. The expiring podcasts are annoying and defy the whole purpose of podcast management. There should be a way to toggle this feature, at the very least.

EDIT: There is a script which is said to do the job: http://www.dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/scripts02.php?page=1#quickconvert

I have not tried it, but might some time. Although one should not have to resort to third party stuff to attain basic functionality...

 

[emptyCup]

Click on the podcasts to mark them used. You don't have to listen to them. Why do you want podcasts you don't listen to? The bandwidth costs other people money.

 

[nsbio]

Click on the podcasts to mark them used. You don't have to listen to them. Why do you want podcasts you don't listen to? The bandwidth costs other people money.

I want the latest podcasts because I want to have them ready when I want to listen to them. The same as for a newspaper subscription: even if I had not read several issues, I still want to receive a fresh one every day. Athough you are right, this would be extra load on people hosting the podcasts... Oh well, I guess it is an OK compromise then.