Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/tracer2/build.xml
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/tracer2/build.xml	(revision 34343)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/tracer2/build.xml	(revision 34344)
@@ -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="13007"/>
+    <property name="plugin.main.version" value="13910"/>
 
     <!-- Configure these properties (replace "..." accordingly).
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/tracer2/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/tracer2/server/Request.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/tracer2/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/tracer2/server/Request.java	(revision 34343)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/tracer2/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/tracer2/server/Request.java	(revision 34344)
@@ -4,7 +4,5 @@
 import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.tr;
 
-import java.io.BufferedReader;
-import java.io.InputStreamReader;
-import java.net.ConnectException;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
 
@@ -12,4 +10,5 @@
 
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.HttpClient;
 
 public class Request extends Thread {
@@ -27,13 +26,6 @@
     protected String callServer(String strUrl) {
         try {
-            URL oUrl = new URL(URL + strUrl);
-            BufferedReader oReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(oUrl.openStream()));
-            StringBuilder oBuilder = new StringBuilder();
-            String strLine;
-            while ((strLine = oReader.readLine()) != null) {
-                oBuilder.append(strLine);
-            }
-            return oBuilder.toString();
-        } catch (ConnectException e) {
+            return HttpClient.create(new URL(URL + strUrl)).connect().fetchContent();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
             JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(Main.parent,
                     tr("Tracer2Server isn''t running. Please start the Server.\nIf you don''t have the server, please download it from\n{0}.",