j.u.Properties and PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer

I have this in my applicationContext-xxx.xml file:
{code}
    ...
    <bean id="propertyConfigurer"
class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer">
        <property name="locations">
            <list>
                <value>classpath:mail.properties</value>
            </list>
        </property>
    </bean>
    ...
{code}

In my mail.properties, I have:
{code}
...
smtp.password=a\!b123
...
{code}

The thing with this is that j.u.Properties reads this file correctly and
gives me the value of smtp.password as a!b123. Spring however gets it as
a\!b123.

I can put the spring friendly value in there, but my problem is that this
file can be modified thru the application using j.u.Properties.

Is there some configuration I can do to PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer to
make it use the j.u.Properties style?

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Rahul Somasunderam
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