You're simulating a browser by typing in the right commands of the HTTP protocol at the right time. You need a telnet client program for that. On *nix, this would be (IP-numbers and host names simulated):

$ telnet your.server.com 80 (enter)
Trying 1.2.3.4...
Connected to your.server.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
GET / HTTP/1.0 (enter)
Host: www.yourhost.com (enter)
(enter)
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 11:21:23 GMT
(etc.)
$
[download]

Note that the (enter) indicates where you press ENTER.

Hope this helps.

Liz