josm starts extremely slow when osm api is offline

[Cobra]

When trying to start josm while the osm api is offline, josm hangs for 10 minutes without any visible feedback or any possibility to cancel the capabilities request or exit josm.

The log doesn't tell much for ~9 Minutes:

Build-Date: 2011-08-31 16:06:11
Revision: 4385
Is-Local-Build: true

loading plugin 'proj4j' (version 26509)
GET http://api.openstreetmap.org/api/capabilities... GET http://api.openstreetmap.org/api/capabilities...

For the moment, is there any possibility to set a lower timeout or start josm with a "work offline" flag?

[skyper]

Replying to Cobra:

For the moment, is there any possibility start josm with a "work offline" flag?

I requested this a time ago (#4614).

[simon04]

See also #7140.