I discovered that the "avatar_token=[...]" line in the file ~/.mission- control/accounts/accounts.cfg changes with the photo update.
However as noted above the photo just disappears when one leaves the "Personal Information" window. I did however mange to find an interesting error message that occurs (in the debug window under Empathy.FIleTransfer) with each attempt to add the photo: Domain: GLib Message: g_source_get_context: assertion `!SOURCE_DESTROYED (source)' failed -- cannot set msn avatar https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/660188 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
