Thanks to Marcel de Hoog, i got a solution for the missing pictures in Status Updater Plugin in Lotus Notes.
Add com.ibm.lconn.statusupdates/download.image.enabled=true
to your
plugin_customization.ini
. This works on Windows and Mac OS! Haven’t
tested it on Linux.
via: http://marceldehoog.blogspot.com/2011/12/status-updates-and-pictures.html