I think this may be a bug but I'm not sure so I'll just post it up and see what happens. I have a podcast from ESPN (Pardon the Interruption) at this address:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/podcast/feeds/itunes/podCast?id=2406595
In Icepodder when it attempts to download episodes from this feed it immediately returns a timeout.
In gpodder, the episodes are downloaded without a hitch so I know the link is good.
When I tried to use Amarok to retrieve the feed I got a message that the site was attempting to set a cookie and did I want to accept it. When I answered yes I was able to download the episodes.
I wonder if Icepodder is not handling the cookie properly and that is why it is giving that immediate timeout?
Otherwise - excellent program!!