In BCS HTML mail images are broken

Question

HI experts,
I'm using the BCS calls to send out nice looking HTML which also includes one logo.
Internally, in our LAN, the mails are looking quite nice and the image/logo is displayed correctly (MS Outlook)
When external users using Lotus Notes try to open such an HTML mail, the image is attached correctly to the mail, but it isn't displayed, just a broken image picture. There's no chance to make the image visible inside the mail, they can just open the attached image itself, outside the mail context.
Question is now how can I reach that the image is displayed correctly? If this is not possible at all, how can realize that the Lotus Notes users get a "Show Images" link (security restriction - add sender to safe senders)???
Please find my current coding below, do I miss a parameter some where???
Best regards, Steffen
"Create Mail Document
  l_subject = 'Expiring Authorization Notification'.
  TRY.
      lr_email_body = cl_document_bcs=>create_document(
                                       i_type = 'HTM'
                                       i_text = i_mailtext
                                       i_subject = l_subject ).
    CATCH cx_document_bcs .
  ENDTRY.
  "Add attachment to mail  
  TRY.
      lr_email_body->add_attachment(
                i_attachment_type     = 'GIF'
                i_attachment_subject  = 'sap_logo'
                i_att_content_hex     = pick_data ).
    CATCH cx_document_bcs .
  ENDTRY.
  "Create mail object
  TRY.
      lr_email = cl_bcs=>create_persistent( ).
    CATCH cx_send_req_bcs .
  ENDTRY.
  "Set email document
  TRY.
      lr_email->set_document( lr_email_body ).
    CATCH cx_send_req_bcs .
  ENDTRY.
  "Set status attribute for read receipt
  "Read receipt should also be disabled in TCODE SCOT
  "N  No Status Is to Be Returned, suppress also in SOST
  "E  Only Error Statuses Are to Be Returned
  "A  Return All Statuses
  l_request_status  = 'N'.
  l_status_mail     = 'N'.
  "Set that you don't need a Return Status E-mail
  TRY.
      lr_email->set_status_attributes(
              i_requested_status = l_request_status    "E=suppress read receipt N=suppress also in SOST
              i_status_mail      = l_status_mail ).
    CATCH cx_send_req_bcs .
  ENDTRY.
    TRY.
        lr_receiver = cl_cam_address_bcs=>create_internet_address( l_mail_address ).
      CATCH cx_address_bcs .
    ENDTRY.
    TRY.
        lr_email->add_recipient( i_recipient = lr_receiver ).
      CATCH cx_send_req_bcs .
    ENDTRY.
  "If not imported create BCS sender from sy-uname
  IF i_sender IS INITIAL.
    TRY.
        l_sender = cl_sapuser_bcs=>create( sy-uname ).
      CATCH cx_address_bcs .
    ENDTRY.
  ELSE.
    l_sender = i_sender.
  ENDIF.
  "Set Sender
  TRY.
      lr_email->set_sender( l_sender ).
    CATCH cx_send_req_bcs .
  ENDTRY.
  "Send email directly
  TRY.
      lr_email->set_send_immediately( 'X' ).
    CATCH cx_send_req_bcs .
  ENDTRY.
  "Now send the mail
  TRY.
      l_send_result = lr_email->send( i_with_error_screen = 'X' ).
    CATCH cx_send_req_bcs .
  ENDTRY.

Answer 1

I also had this problem with the Oracle HTTP Server and mod_plsql install.
I battled with this for a while, I manged to get the images displayed etc.. by adding the following directive in httpd.conf
<Directory "/yourpath/Apache/Apache/apex/images/">
allow from all
</Directory>
Still playing around with it - perhaps I need to dig further/security rules etc..
But at least its something.