I submitted my podcasts request on weekend and today I saw it was approved by Apple today (Monday 1:09PM). Wow, just took less than one business day(are they working on weekends?), it is really fast:
Dear Podcast Owner
Your podcast, located at [ http://blog.dengsoft.com/podcasts/podcasts.rss ], has been approved. You should expect to see it in iTunes within the next few hours. When it’s available, you will be able to access it with the URL below.
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=340673816
Your podcast will be searchable within the iTunes Store in approximately 1-2 days.
If you have other questions or wish to change your podcast, please consult the technical spec at http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/techspecs.html. The spec contains detailed information about key topics like adding “cover art” and changing your feed URL.
After adding a new episode, update your feed in the fastest possible manner with the ping service by visiting this URL:
https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/pingPodcast?id=340673816
See the technical spec for more information on updating your feed using the ping service.
There is also an Apple Discussions Forum exlcusively for podcast producers, located here: http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1107. If you have a question or a problem that the technical spec cannot answer, the community of iTunes podcasters may be able to provide valuable guidance.
Sincerely,
The iTunes Store Team