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You can see the HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol) header from a web site using the standard Telnet program that comes with Windows. For example, to see the header from the root page of the Microsoft web site, do these steps:

Start a DOS command prompt
From the command prompt type
```
telnet www.microsoft.com 80
```
Turn on localecho so you can see what you are doing.
1. Type Ctrl+] (hold down the Ctrl key and press the right bracket)
2. Type
```
set localecho
```
3. Press Enter on a blank line
type
```
GET / HTTP/1.1
Host: www.microsoft.com
```
Press Enter twice

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