diff -r cc682329886b -r b0610cd08440 src/share/jaxws_classes/com/sun/xml/internal/ws/transport/http/HttpAdapter.java
--- a/src/share/jaxws_classes/com/sun/xml/internal/ws/transport/http/HttpAdapter.java	Thu Sep 26 10:43:28 2013 -0700
+++ b/src/share/jaxws_classes/com/sun/xml/internal/ws/transport/http/HttpAdapter.java	Fri Oct 04 16:21:34 2013 +0100
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
  */
 public class HttpAdapter extends Adapter<HttpAdapter.HttpToolkit> {
 
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(HttpAdapter.class.getName());
+
     /**
      * {@link com.sun.xml.internal.ws.api.server.SDDocument}s keyed by the query string like "?abc".
      * Used for serving documents via HTTP GET.
@@ -852,7 +854,14 @@
                 }
             }
         }
-        buf.writeTo(baos);
+        if (buf.size() > dump_threshold) {
+            byte[] b = buf.getRawData();
+            baos.write(b, 0, dump_threshold);
+            pw.println();
+            pw.println(WsservletMessages.MESSAGE_TOO_LONG(HttpAdapter.class.getName() + ".dumpTreshold"));
+        } else {
+            buf.writeTo(baos);
+        }
         pw.println("--------------------");
 
         String msg = baos.toString();
@@ -946,6 +955,8 @@
      */
     public static volatile boolean dump = false;
 
+    public static volatile int dump_threshold = 4096;
+
     public static volatile boolean publishStatusPage = true;
 
     public static synchronized void setPublishStatus(boolean publish) {
@@ -954,19 +965,32 @@
 
     static {
         try {
-            dump = Boolean.getBoolean(HttpAdapter.class.getName()+".dump");
-        } catch( Throwable t ) {
-            // OK to ignore this
+            dump = Boolean.getBoolean(HttpAdapter.class.getName() + ".dump");
+        } catch (SecurityException se) {
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.CONFIG)) {
+                LOGGER.log(Level.CONFIG, "Cannot read ''{0}'' property, using defaults.",
+                        new Object[] {HttpAdapter.class.getName() + ".dump"});
+            }
         }
         try {
-            setPublishStatus(System.getProperty(HttpAdapter.class.getName()+".publishStatusPage").equals("true"));
-        } catch( Throwable t ) {
-            // OK to ignore this
+            dump_threshold = Integer.getInteger(HttpAdapter.class.getName() + ".dumpTreshold", 4096);
+        } catch (SecurityException se) {
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.CONFIG)) {
+                LOGGER.log(Level.CONFIG, "Cannot read ''{0}'' property, using defaults.",
+                        new Object[] {HttpAdapter.class.getName() + ".dumpTreshold"});
+            }
+        }
+        try {
+            setPublishStatus(Boolean.getBoolean(HttpAdapter.class.getName() + ".publishStatusPage"));
+        } catch (SecurityException se) {
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.CONFIG)) {
+                LOGGER.log(Level.CONFIG, "Cannot read ''{0}'' property, using defaults.",
+                        new Object[] {HttpAdapter.class.getName() + ".publishStatusPage"});
+            }
         }
     }
 
     public static void setDump(boolean dumpMessages) {
         HttpAdapter.dump = dumpMessages;
     }
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(HttpAdapter.class.getName());
 }