This is supposed to be a simple http downloader:

gistfile1.js

var http = require('http');
var fs	= require('fs');

var options = {
  host: 'nodejs.org',
  port: 80,
  path: '/docs/v0.3.6/api/http.html#http.ClientResponse'
};

var ws=fs.createWriteStream('./file');
	
var cr=http.get(options, function(res) {
	console.log("Got response: " + res.statusCode);
})

cr.on('error', function(e) {
  console.log("Got error: " + e.message);
});

cr.on('data',function(data) {
	ws.write(data);
	console.log('got data');
});

cr.on('end', function(){
        ws.end();
	console.log('server\'s response ended');
});