Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/wmsplugin/build.xml
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/wmsplugin/build.xml	(revision 20565)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/wmsplugin/build.xml	(revision 20566)
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
 
 
-	<property name="commit.message" value="Uses new constructor for plugin" />
+	<property name="commit.message" value="filter control characters that are send to the consol and create morse code effect" />
 	<property name="plugin.main.version" value="2830" />
 
Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/wmsplugin/src/wmsplugin/WMSGrabber.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/wmsplugin/src/wmsplugin/WMSGrabber.java	(revision 20565)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/wmsplugin/src/wmsplugin/WMSGrabber.java	(revision 20566)
@@ -210,5 +210,6 @@
         String line = null;
         while( (line = br.readLine()) != null) {
-            exception.append(line);
+            // filter non-ASCII characters and control characters
+            exception.append(line.replaceAll("[^\\p{Print}]", ""));
             exception.append('\n');
         }