Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/tracer2/build.xml
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/tracer2/build.xml	(revision 33907)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/tracer2/build.xml	(revision 33908)
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     <property name="commit.message" value="see #josm11090"/>
     <!-- enter the *lowest* JOSM version this plugin is currently compatible with -->
-    <property name="plugin.main.version" value="12859"/>
+    <property name="plugin.main.version" value="13007"/>
 
     <!-- Configure these properties (replace "..." accordingly).
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/tracer2/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/tracer2/TracerPlugin.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/tracer2/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/tracer2/TracerPlugin.java	(revision 33907)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/tracer2/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/tracer2/TracerPlugin.java	(revision 33908)
@@ -24,8 +24,5 @@
         s_oPlugin = this;
 
-        File plugindir = new File(this.getPluginDir());
-        if (!plugindir.exists()) {
-            plugindir.mkdirs();
-        }
+        File plugindir = getPluginDirs().getUserDataDirectory(true);
 
         m_oParamList = new ServerParamList(new File(plugindir, "serverParam.cfg").getAbsolutePath());
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/tracer2/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/tracer2/preferences/ServerParamList.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/tracer2/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/tracer2/preferences/ServerParamList.java	(revision 33907)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/tracer2/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/tracer2/preferences/ServerParamList.java	(revision 33908)
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -46,5 +47,5 @@
         try (
                 InputStream oIP = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/resources/serverParam.cfg");
-                BufferedReader oReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(oIP));
+                BufferedReader oReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(oIP, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
                 ) {
             StringBuilder oBuilder = new StringBuilder();